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THE BOARD. OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of: )
Commending the Coca Cola ) RESOLUTION NO. 86/633
Company. )
WHEREAS the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on
February 5, 1985 expressed publicly its unalterable opposition to
the barbaric and inhumane policy of apartheid as practiced by the
government of South Africa; and
WHEREAS the Board recognizes that corporations continuing to
do business with the government of South Africa and operate
plants within South Africa thereby contribute to the economy of a
government practicing the unacceptable national policy of
apartheid; and
WHEREAS the Coca Cola Company announced that it will sell
its remaining holdings in South Africa as a statement of the
opposition to apartheid and of its support for the economic
aspirations of black South Africans; and
WHEREAS the Coca Cola Company' s objective is to disinvest in
a way that creates significant multiracial equity participation
in the soft drinks industry with the goal of improving the
prospects of black South Africans and increasing their ability to
invest in their country' s economy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY that the Coca Cola Company is COMMENDED
for its pioneering and courageous stand to withdraw operations in
South Africa as a statement of opposition to apartheid.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on
this 28th day of October, 1986.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
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District I
NANCY C. FAHDEN HRODER
Supervisor, District II Supervisor, District III
SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK TOM TORLAKSON
Supervisor, District IV Supervisor, District V
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 28th day of October, 1986.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
By . '
Deputy CleYk