The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Rear Admiral Martin Jay Lawrence, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1961 to June 1963 as Chief of Industrial Relations. During this period, Rear Admiral Lawrence exercised a high degree of professional skill and resourcefulness in directing the efforts of the Navy’s vast and complex industrial relations organization. Under his direct guidance, the Navy has taken the leadership in implementing the President’s Executive Order on Employee Management Cooperation. To familiarize senior commanding officers with tactics and methods employed in relationships between labor unions and management, Rear Admiral Lawrence personally directed the establishment of seminars on techniques for negotiation of contracts.