RE 05-28-74.2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPI~LL~ TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 052874.2
WHEREAS, on March 27, 1973, the Communist Governn, ent of North
Vietnan~ released those they clain~ed to be the last of the An~erican Prisoners
of War and,
WHERAS, the docun, ent signed by both the United States and North
Vietnan~ called for, an~ong other things, a cooperative effort to obtain an
accounting of over 1,300 American military and civilian n, en listed as Missing
In Action in Southeast Asia and,
WHEREAS, to this date the Co~m~unist representatives to the Joint
Peace Comn,ission have steadfastly refused to even discuss the topic of accounting
and,
WHEREAS, Senator Edward J. Gurney from the state of Florida has
introduced an a~nendment to the House Foreign Trade Act of December, 1973,
to bring econonnic pressure on all Con~munist nations until they persuade North
Vietnam to comply with the Peace Agreement and allow an accosting of our men
NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS~ does hereby pledge their support of the Gurney
Amendment (~1194) to the Foreign Trade Act of December, 1973, andbe it
further resolved that:
1. A copy of this resolution be sent to the offices of Senator John Tower,
Senator Lloyd Bentsen, and Senator Russell B. Long strongly recomn~ending
their fullest support in favor of the said Gurney A~en~ent and,
2. That the above na~ned Senators urge support of the Garney An~en~ent
a~ong their colleagues.
DULY ADOPTED by the Cily Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,
on the ~F ~ day of ~/~Y~ , 1974.
ATTEST:
Dorothy T~mons, ~ity Secretary