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A RE$OLUTtON^ENDORSING PORTSMOUTH, <br /> <br /> 63 <br />ENGIJ~ND AS A SISTER CITY; <br /> <br />DESIGNATING THE MAYOR OF ~PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA-AS OFFICIAL <br />REPRESENTATIVE; .......... · <br /> <br /> ~F/hEAS, T/Ge _~Peopte~to-Psople ,Program" ~ ~as, inaugurated <br />by the.~resident~of th~United Statesin 1956 to establish <br />greaterfriendship and understanding between the peoples of <br />t~he Unite~States and Other nations%brough the medium of <br />direct, personalcontact; and <br /> <br /> WHERF~AS Presidents of the Un,ted States <br /> of exchange Of ideas 'and people <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />.... .WHEREAS, <br />to re <br /> <br />Cit5 <br /> <br /> I.--~That; <br />Portsmouth, En~and as a sister City for the <br />creating~eat~r ~utual understanding.between' <br />5wo commu~nities [bind nations. ~ <br /> <br /> 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of.the City <br />of Portsmouth be, and he hereby is, authorized to act as the <br />official representative of the City. <br /> <br /> ~ Comrals slOE <br /> our~ current relationship · <br /> the. city ~'~orma!ly ' establish a <br />ge with P~rtsmouth, England; and <br /> <br /> ~f ~he ~-it~iof Portsmouth desires <br /> program by establishing such a <br /> of Portsmouth, England-in 'the <br /> ~ lasting friend~hip'~between the <br /> <br /> ~ESOLVED by tke Council o~ the <br /> <br /> officially endorses ,~ <br /> <br />3. BE I~ FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and <br /> <br />she hereby is, authorized.to forward'copies of. this resolution <br />to the Lord I~yor~ and Council of Portsmouth, England; the <br />Town Affiliation Association of the United States, and the <br />British ~bassy in the United States. <br /> <br /> <br />