Commending Raoul Wallenberg and Designating Him an Honorary citizen of South Bend

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RESOLIITIO" NO . Lin_ 8-7 A RrSOT,ITT1:OTT n,: Tr 'crimNInm Cr!TNCTL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH 11115) , INDIANA , CON UELTIIINC RAODUL T'AT,LrunERC AND DESIGNATING. HIM AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF SOUTH BEND , INDIANA • WHEREAS , the Common Council recalls that during World War II , the United States had no diplomatic relations with the country of Hungary ; and WHEREAS , in 1944 the United States Government through Secretary of State Cordell Hull: requested the cooperation of Sweden , as a neutral nation , in protecting the lives of Hungarian Jews facing extermination at the hands of the Nazis and WHEREAS , Raoul Wallenberg agreed to act at the behest of the United States in Hungary and went 1-o Hungary in the summer of 1944 as Secretary to the Swedish Legation : WHEREAS , Raoul Wallenberg , with extraordinary courage and with total disregard for the constant: danger to himself , saved the lives of almost one hundred thousand innocent men , women and children : WHEREAS , Raoul "allenherg , with funds and directives supplied by the ignited States , provided food , shelter , and medical care to those whom he had rescued . WHEREAS , on January 17 , 1945 , the Soviet Union seized Raoul Wallenberg in violation of his Swedish diplomatic immunity and international law ; and WHEREAS , it is believed that Raoul Wallenberg is still being held as a prisoner in the Soviet Union today ; and WHEREAS , the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States proclaimed Raoul Wallenberg an honorary citizen of the United States of America in 1921 . NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South rend , Indiana , as follows : SECTION I . On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend , Indiana , the Common Council hereby publicly commends Raoul Wallenberg for his uncommon valor and extraordinary courage and dedication in protecting and saving the lives of thousands of innocent Hungarian Jews during World War TT . SECTION II . The Common Council proudly designates Raoul Wallenberg as an honorary citizen of South Rend , Indiana , and encourages all of our citizens to rededicate themselves to the high ideals and goals to which Raoul. Wallenberg dedicated himself on behalf of the United States of America .