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VOLUME 18

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Washington, Tuesday November 10, 1953

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
PROCLAMATION 3035
A rm istice D ay, 1953
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
O F AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS November 11, 1953, marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the sign ing of the Armistice which ended the bitter hostilities of World War I and served as a beacon of hope to all human ity th at peace would prevail on the earth; and WHEREAS the sons of the heroes of Chateau-Thierry, Saint Mihiel, and the Argonne had scarcely come of age when they were called upon to meet new ag gressors a t Omaha Beach, Anzio, Iwo Jima, Heartbreak Ridge, and elsewhere, and to give their lives, many of them, be fore new armistices could still the fight ing and give renewed opportunity for establishing a true peace; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a con current resolution of June 4, 1926 44
Stat. 1982, requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for the ob servance each year of the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice on No vember 11,1918, and, by an act approved May 13, 1938 52 Stat. 351, made No vember 11 of each year a legal holiday, and provided th at the day should be dedicated to the cause of world peace and should be known as Armistice Day; and WHEREAS it is a wise custom to re dedicate ourselves each year at this time to the prevention of armed conflict among nations:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D.
EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite and urge the people of the Nation to devote themselves anew on Wednesday, Novem ber 11, 1953, to the task of promoting with fervor and zeal a permanent peace among all the peoples of the earth. I
also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on th at day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE a t the City of Washington this Fifth day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seal fifty-three, and of the Inde pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventyeighth.
D w ig h t D. E isenh ow er
By the President:
W a l t e r B. S m i t h , Acting Secretary of State.
P. R. D oc. 53-9574; P iled , Nov. 9, 1953;
10:44 a. m .

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Proclamation
Page
Armistice Day, 1953___________

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Executive Order
Safeguarding official information in the interests of the defense of the United States__________

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EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agriculture Department
See Production and Marketing Ad ministration.
Army Department
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10501
S afeguarding O fficia l I nformation in th e I nterests o f th e D efense of th e U nited S tates
WHEREAS it is essential th at the citi zens of the United States be informed concerning the activities of their govern ment; and WHEREAS the interests of national defense require the preservation of the ability of the United States to protect and defend itself against all hostile or destructive action by covert or overt means, including espionage as well as military action; and WHEREAS it is essential th at certain official information affecting the national defense be protected uniformly against unauthorized disclosure:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu tion and statutes, and as President of the United States, afid deeming such action necessary in the best interests of the national security, it is hereby ordered as follows S ection 1. Classification Categories.
Official information which requires pro tection in the interests of national de fense shall be limited to three categories of classification, which in descending order of importance shall carry one of the following designations: Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential. No other desig nation shall be used to classify defense information, including military informa tion, as requiring protection in the in terests of national defense, except as Continued on p. 7051

Rules and regulations:
Procurement procedure; miscel laneous amendments______ 7057
Civil Aeronautics Administra tion
See also Civil Aeronautics Board.
Rules and regulations:
Blue Civil Airway 28;
Civil airways, designation of_ 7055
Control areas, control zones, and reporting points, desig nation of_______________ 7056
Danger areas; alterations____ - 7056
Civil Aeronautics Board
Notices:
Accident occurring a t New York International Airport; investigation and hearings________ 7062
Rules and regulations:
Air traffic rules; cruising alti tudes .within control zones and areas VFR__________ ____ 7055
Commerce Department
See Civil Aeronautics Administra tion; National Shipping Au thority.
Defense Department
See Army Department.
Federal Power Commission
Notices :
Hearings, etc.;
Central Maine Power Co____ 7062
Pacific Gas and Electric Co 7061
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp______________ 7062
Federal Trade Commission
Rules and regulations:
Wool stock industry; rescission of part__ ,______
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