Proclamation 3207—Second World Metallurgical Congress

Whereas the Congress of the United States, by joint resolution approved August 31, 1957, has extended its official welcome to the overseas metal scientists who will attend the Second World Metallurgical Congress to be held at Chicago, Illinois, from November 2 to November 8, 1957, under the sponsorship of the American Society for Metals; and

Whereas the world's growing demand for metal emphasizes the need for the conservation of our present resources and for the discovery and development of new sources of supply; and

Whereas the meeting of the Second World Metallurgical Congress will encourage the free exchange of scientific information among the metallurgists of the world and stimulate the search for minerals and for improved techniques in the field of metallurgy; and

Whereas the joint resolution requests the President to grant recognition to the World Metallurgical Congress and to the American Society for Metals for its sponsorship of this world gathering of metallurgical scientists, and to call upon officials and agencies of the Government to assist and cooperate with such congress:

Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby extend recognition to the Second World Metallurgical Congress and commend the American Society for Metals for initiating and sponsoring this meeting. I also extend the welcome of this Government to the Congress and to the scientists attending its proceedings, and I request that all Federal departments and agencies assist and cooperate with the Second World Metallurgical Congress as occasion may warrant.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-second.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

By the President:

CHRISTIAN A. HERTER,

Acting Secretary of State