• / ORDINANCENO. 350 tVlIERFAS,the civil war in El Salvador has resulted in
great hurransuffering and the death of over 25,000 innocent
persons; and
tVliERFAS,the root cause of this civil war is decades
of political repression and econonic near-enslavem:mt of
the rrajority of Salvadorans by a few corrupt ruling families,
resul ting in widespread poverty, ignorance, hunger, and the loss
of basic hizran rights; and as the only means by which these
families maintain power is a goverrurent based on electoral
fraud, corruption, illegal inprisonrnent, torture, rape, and
mirder r and
t'MEREAS,the current u.S. policy supporting that
governrrent ignores these factors, sees the rebellion. there
as sone minor sub-plot in a global test of wills, and thus
denies repeated evidence and testi.m:::>nyoffered by eye-
witnesses and experts; and as the same policy refuses to
recognize the desperate act of a people who suffer horribly
at the hands of their owngoverrurent; and
.. IoJIIEREAS,u.S. policy has in effect, helped destroy
in El Salvador all those guarantees of life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness that we hold essential to ourselves, and
would defend if we, in turn, were threatened with their denial;
NCJtJ,THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINEDBY'!liE PEOPLEOFTHE
mONTY OF t1UL'INOMl\H AS FOu.J::WS:
SECTION1. People of MultnomahCounty do hereby
call on the federal goverrurent to end all military aid to
the qovernrront; of El Salvador and to withdraw all military
personnel from that country. / • SECTION2. The County Cornni.ssionmust hereby direct
the County Clerk that this resolution shall be madeknown
to the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of
State of the United States; to our elected representatives in
Washington; and to the people and press of the County of
Hultriomah,
SECTION3. This ordinance shall take effect as
provided by law.
AOOPTED BY A VOI'E OF THE PEOPLE NOVE1YIBER 2, 1982. mULTnomRH COUnTY OREGOn
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ELECTIONS DIVISION DONALD E. CLARK 1040 S.E. MORRISON STREET COUNTY EXECUTIVE PORTLAND, OREGON 97214 (503) 248-3720
MEf.lORANDUM
TO: The News Media of Multnomah County
FROM: William Radakovich, County Clerk
DATE: November 22, 1982
Attached is a letter sent to:
Ronald Reagan, President of the united states George Bush, Vice-President of the United States George Schultz, Secretary of State Bob packwood, U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator Les AUCoin, U.S. Congressman Ron Wyden, U.S. Congressman
in compliance with the El Salvador measure adopted by the Multnomah County voters at the general election held on November 2, 1982.
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ELECTIONS DIVISION DONALD E. CLARK 1040 S.E. MORRISON STREET COUNTY EXECUTIVE PORTLAND, OREGON 97214 (503) 248-3720
November 22, 1982
Dear ______0o
On November 2, 1982, the people of Multnomah County, Oregon, voted 134,859 "yes" and 44,663 "no" to approve an initiative measure calling on the federal government to end all military aid to the government of El Salvador and to withdraw all military personnel from that country. A copy of the measure is enclosed.
Yours very truly,
William Radakovich County Clerk