A Proclamation--The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender.

I call upon the people of the United States, whatever their faith, to unite in offering joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and to pray that He will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of…

For this victory, we join in offering our thanks to the Providence which has guided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity.

The Japanese people have felt the weight of our land, air, and naval attacks.

We must work to bind up the wounds of a suffering world--to build an abiding peace, a peace rooted in justice and in law.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare the week beginning June 2, 1945, as National Rehabilitation Week.

And I urge all churches, educational institutions, health and welfare services, civic organizations, chambers of commerce, boards of trade, industry, labor, public-spirited citizens, and the radio and press throughout the United States to…

Therefore, I am returning the joint resolution without my approval.

In time of war it is the paramount obligation of every citizen to serve his country to the best of his ability.

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war

In my opinion no group should have any special privileges.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines

It is the essence of that act, the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940, that no one shall be placed in a favored position.

All Federal agencies, including but not limited to, the War Manpower Commission, the National Selective Service System, and the Department of Justice, are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent…