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Resolution 6584 RESOLUTION NO. 6584 The City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, convened in regular meeting on the 2nd day of June, 1948 adopted the following resolution: WHEREAS, the people of Israel justified before God and Man have declared their independence in the Land of Israel on May 15, 1948, and WHEREAS, President Truman has accorded prompt recognition to the new State of Israel as have freedom loving people everywhere, and WHEREAS, the infamous Bevin of Britan has conspired with Arab Chieftains and feudal Lords to suppress the new born State of Israel with fire and sword and ruthless mercenaries much reminiscent of America' s struggle for independence from British tyranny in 1776, and WHEREAS, the Citizens of Miami Beach, Florida, overwhelmingly support the aims and aspirations of the brave men of Israel ih the Land of Israel, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, as follows: 1. Let America the land of the free and the home of the brave, true to its noblest traditions, now and at once exert every effort and extend every means for the protection and preservation of the New State of Israel and thereby set a glorious example for the nations of the world. 2. Let these our deep convictions and earnest wishes for prompt and vigorous action in behalf of the State of Israel be known by transmitting certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, to Senator Claude Pepper, to Senator Spessard L. Holland, to Congressman George Smathers and to Mr. Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations Organization. PASSED and ADOPTED at Miami Beach, Florida, this 2nd day of June, 1948. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk co to • H oz H 0 H H O t4-a p a o w CO -P Ci