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I. Purpose
In the light of the fact that the total abolition of nuclear
weapons for which Hiroshima and Nagasaki have long been calling,
has now won public support in many cities around the world,
and that the advocacy of it is spreading world-wide, we should
awaken the concern among the cities for the eradication of
nuclear arms through establishing closer solidarity between
the cities of the world, and thus contributing efforts towards
a lasting world peace.
II. Means to Promote Inter-City Solidarity
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We will carry forward this
enterprise step by step according to the actual circumstances
of each city, but we will first call for solidarity
of the cities mentioned in the attached list. |
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A city which has joined
in our "Inter-City Solidarity" program should
exert its efforts in introducing the idea to as many
other cities as possible, thereby expanding the solidarity
between the cities beyond the boundaries of nations. |
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The program will be promoted
in cooperation with the United Nations. |
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The solidarity of cities
will take effect on the day we receive a letter from
the particular city expressing its wish to join in this
program. |
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Correspondence and coordination
with the member cities will be conducted by the City
of Hiroshima. |
III. Details of the Program
A. Exchange of the Messages
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The member city, on its
own initiative, should hold a gathering or an event
devoted to the cause of disarmament and peace, and,
in the event that a statement,
resolution or proclamation is produced, should later
exchange copies with one another. |
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The member city should
send a message on the total abolition of nuclear weapons
and general and complete disarmament to the U.N. Secretary-General
during the U.N. Disarmament Week, starting October 24,
and should also exchange copies of the message with
other members. |
B. Exchange of Materials, Books and Other Publications
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When a member city sponsors
a workshop or a meeting on peace, disarmament and security
issues, the city should send to all of the other members
a list of the pamphlets, books or some other material
reporting its results. |
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When a member city publishes
or obtains materials, brochures, or books giving detailed
information about the "Inter-City Solidarity"
program, the city should communicate them to the others,
(for instance, brochures, posters, and such like, available
as peace education materials published by public organizations). |
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Taking into account that
the problem of nuclear disarmament is most timely in
the current international situation, the member city
should hold an "exhibition of a photographic record
of the Atom-bombing", to make widely known to its
constituents in particular, the real nature of the A-bomb
devastation to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will lend their active
cooperation to such city by providing it with the photographs
necessary for the exhibition, and will also introduce to the
city the documentary films, the transparencies and the books
recording the disasters caused by the atomic bombs. |
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