RESOLUTION 87-19086 RESOLUTION NO. 87-19086
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, TO BE PRESENTED
TO SOVIET REPUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES IN
WASHINGTON ON DECEMBER 6, 1987 , URGING THE
SOVIETS TO PERMIT PERSONS TO LEAVE RUSSIA.
WHEREAS, on Sunday, the sixth day of December of the year
1987 , people from across the United States of America will gather
in Washington , D . C . to make a statement to our government and
that of the Soviet Union that Soviet Jewry immigration is a high
priority to the American people; and
WHEREAS, a commitment from the Soviet government regarding
the early and expedient release of Soviet Jews wishing to leave
Russia and who now total approximately four hundred thousand
people , will be considered by the American people and its
government as an act of good will among our peoples ; and
WHEREAS , such a commitment had already been made by the
signing of the Helsinki Accord, in which thirty-five countries
participated including the Soviet Union, and which states on its
third and last section that any citizen has the right to leave
his own nation in order to reside in the country of his choice;
and
WHEREAS , Soviet Jewry immigration will indeed bring the
people of the Soviet Union and the United States of America
closer together in friendship and respect ;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA , and especially by the ongoing
efforts of Vice Mayor Abe Resnick, who has dedicated himself to
the cause of Soviet Jewry immigration, that the Mayor and the
City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to
execute the above-described resolution on behalf of the City.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of N�,► em;, r , 1987 .
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ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 87-19086
(Resolution of CMB to be presented to Soviet
Republic Representatives in Washington on
December 6, 1987, urging the Soviets to
permit persons to leave Russia)