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RESOLUTION NO. 4290
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING
80 CITIZENS OF ARCADIA AS AMBASSADORS OF
GOOD WILL ON THE OCCASION OF ARCADIA'S
FIRST GOOD WILL VISIT TO ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC.
WHEREAS, since days immemorial people everywhere have hoped
and prayed for the end of armed conflict as a means of settling inter-
national disputes and differences; and
WHEREAS, international amity and world peace can be assured
when people and governments achieve mutual understanding, respect and
friendship; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire and wish of the people and government
of the City of Arcadia, California, to secure a Sister City in the area of
Asia and the Pacific and thereby further the aims and purposes of the
Sister City Program of the United States; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Arcadia to undertake
a good will visit to Asia and the Pacific to implement the Sister City
Program of Arcadia, and thereafter to embark upon and activate joint pro-
grams of various exchanges and personal contacts between the people of
the City of Arcadia and the people of the city so selected with a view
towards promoting mutual understanding, respect and friendship between
them.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
California, does hereby determine and resolve as follows:
That we, the people of Arcadia, California, in the United States
of America, hereby appoint 80 fellow citizens as ambassadors of good will
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to undertake a ~ood will tour of Asia and the Pacific for the purpose of
selecting a second Sister City for the people of Arcadia under the auspices
of the Town Affiliation Program of the People-to-People Program of the
United States, and to secure an affiliation of friendship through meeting on
a people-to-people, person-to-person level, so that we can become better
acquainted with the people of other nations, respect each other's rights
and views, help cultivate friendship between the peoples of the world, and
thus join in helping to build a road to world peace on a bedrock of inter-
national harmony and concord.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of August, 1972.
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Mayor
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C. ROBERT ARTH
Mayor Pro Tempore
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EDWARD L. BUTTERWORTH
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AMES R. HELMS, JR.
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ALTON E. S O~ .
Councilman
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City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at
adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 24th day of August, 1972, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Helms, Scott and Rage
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