76th CONGRESS                      S. 2402
lST SESSION
 
 
 
 
               IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
             May 11 (legislative day, May 8), 1939
Mr. Gillette introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
             to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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                             A BILL
                                
Providing for certain proclamations by the President in the 
  case of war between two or more foreign states, and for 
  other purposes.
1    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That whenever any foreign state shall declare that a state 
4 of war exists between it and any other foreign state or states, 
5 or whenever the President, or the Congress by concurrent 
6 resolution, shall find that there exists an undeclared state 
7 of war between or among two or more foreign states, the 
8 President shall forthwith proclaim such fact and the names 
9 of the states involved, lie shall also, by proclamation, im-
10   mediately name any other state which becomes involved in 
11   any such war, and he shall, by proclamation, revoke any