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3140 IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 4, 1952 COPYRIGHT EXTENSION: DENMARK BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the President is authorized, in accordance with the conditions prescribed in section 9 of title 17 of the United States Code, which includes the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075, as amended by the act of September 25, 1941, 55 Stat. 732, to grant an extension of time for fulfillment of the conditions and for- malities prescribed by the copyright laws of the United States of America, with respect to works first produced or published outside the United States of America and subject to copyright or to renewal of copyright under the laws of the United States of America, by nationals of countries which accord substantially equal treatment to citizens of the United States of America; and WHEREAS satisfactory official assurances have been re- ceived that since March 1, 1913, citizens of the United States have been entitled to obtain copyright protection for their works in Denmark on substantially the same basis as citizens of Denmark without the need of complying with any formalities, provided such works secured protection in the United States; and WHEREAS, by virtue of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America, dated April 9, 1910 (36 Stat. 2685), citizens of Denmark are, and since July 1, 1909, have been, entitled to the benefits of the aforementioned act of March 4, 1909, other than the benefits of section 1(e) of that act; and WHEREAS, by virtue of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America, dated December 9, 1920 (41 Stat. 1810), the citizens of Denmark are, and since December 9, 1920, have been, entitled to the benefits of section 1(e) of the aforementioned act of March 4, 1909: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid title 17, do declare and proclaim: That with respect to (1) works of citizens of Denmark which were first produced or published outside the United States of America on or after September 3, 1939, and subject to copyright under the laws of the United States of America, is ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE' RECORDS AND