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I hereby suspend, from and including the effective dates of the said Acts, compliance with the provisions of the said sections

I do hereby designate December 10, 1949, and December 10 of each succeeding year as United Nations Human Rights Day.

This order shall become effective on the thirtieth day following the date hereof.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as…

I hereby designate such Commission as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the said International Organizations Immunities Act.

You may be assured that your visit has been a source of great pleasure not only to me, but to the American people.

It is one mark of civilization to be able to produce abundantly, but it is a more important mark to be able to use abundance for the welfare of all mankind.

If this can be done in our country, think of what can be done to increase production in those parts of the world where modern methods and modern machinery are relatively unknown.

Our experience, our knowledge, our technical experts are all available to you, and I hope that you will continue to call upon them as needed.

We shall bring better health, longer lives, and greater happiness to mankind everywhere.

All the work of the United Nations and its many associated organizations is important in building a peaceful world, but none is more significant than yours.

I sincerely hope that our mutual interests and our friendship will continue in the future, as it has in the past.

And I sincerely hope that we can be of mutual help to each other.







