The participation of federal employees in the formulation and implementation of employee policies and procedures affecting them contributes to the effective conduct of public business.

The United States would make further efforts to enhance the welfare and well-being of the inhabitants of the Ryukyus.

The common policy of the two countries is to strengthen the authority of the United Nations as an organ for the maintenance of world peace.

It is my wish that the head of each department and agency review this matter promptly and take appropriate action unless clearly prevented from doing so by law.

In view of the need for decisions on this important issue at a reasonably early date, I am asking the task force to report their findings and recommendations to me not later than November 30, 1961.

Further steps should be explored fully and promptly.

I congratulate you all, and I think that you serve very well the interests of our country and the cause of humanity in general.

I'm sure that before this decade is out, that we will see more and more evidence of man's ability at an economic rate to secure fresh water from salt water, and when that day comes then we will literally see the deserts bloom.

I might say that I can think of no cause and no work which is more important, not only to the people of this country but to people all around the globe, especially those who live in deserts or on the edge of oceans.

I congratulate the Commission on the effort it has spent in devising ways and means to improve our private and public system of money and credit--and thus to strengthen the Nation's economic health.

Their report, which points the way to improve coordination of financial and economic policy, deserves the attention of every American.

nothing is more dramatically apparent than the inadequacy of transportation in our larger urban areas.

This private, voluntary study cannot fail to stimulate and inform the national discussion of those grave economic problems that this Nation faces from day to day.

I hope that people everywhere in the Nation, as well as those who represent them in Congress, will read this report for the information, analysis, and recommendations it contains, whether or not they agree with its numerous and provocative…

Although the bottom of the recession has been passed, there are still 4.8 million Americans out of work and 900,000 of them have been unemployed for more than six months.

They also agreed on the importance and utility of further progress towards European integration and on the need for continuing Western solidarity in the face of the unremitting Communist challenge to the cause of freedom.

Enactment of the draft bill will to some extent alleviate the suffering of unemployed workers and their families, and will help stabilize the economy by increasing the purchasing power of such workers.

There was concurrence on the need for continuing international efforts to reach a workable agreement on disarmament with adequate safeguards.

The taking effect of the reorganizations included in the accompanying reorganization plan will provide sound organizational arrangements and will make possible more economical and expeditious administration of the affected functions.

The reorganization plan will significantly further the ability of the Board to deal more effectively with regulatory and policy matters before it.

In carrying out his managerial functions, the Chairman will be governed by the policies of the Board and the determinations it is authorized to make.

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1961, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and providing for reorganizations in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.

Action to strengthen the management of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and to relieve the Board of day-to-day operating responsibility is particularly needed because of the phenomenal growth of the Board's activities in recent years.

The flag of the United States of America shall hereafter be displayed at the United States Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, at all times during the day and night, except when the weather is inclement.

The reorganization plan will meet both of those needs by placing responsibility and authority for the administration of the activities of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in the Chairman of the Board.