Dwight Eisenhower actually said...
That after August 15, 1947, as before that date, the conditions specified in sections 9 (b) and 1 (e) of the said title 17 of the United States Code have, as between the United States and India, existed and been fulfilled, and that citizens of India, after August 15, 1947, as before that date, have been and are entitled to all the benefits of the said title 17, except those conferred by the provisions embodied in the second paragraph of section 9 (b) thereof regarding the extension of time for fulfilling copyright conditions and formalities.
10/20/1954