The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Chief Commander to Her Majesty Juliana Louisa Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, and Duchess of Mecklenberg, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1948 to 1952.