The City of Toronto
Arthur C. Eggleron
Mayor

City Hail, July 19, 1984.
Toronto MSH 2N2,
Canada

(416) 947-7001

Mr. Jim Stark, President
Operation Dismantle

Box 3887, Station "ct"
Ottawa, Ontario

K1Y 4M5

Dear Mr. Stark:

It is my pleasure to
has endorsed the re

one vote short of unanimous support.

I am grateful to Operation Dismantle for bringing this
suggestion to me. The freeze is a Sensible, balanced
and sane policy for the 1980's, and if there is broad
enough support for it, I feel that it May become a
reality in the next few years.

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Here in Canada, ZI feel that
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The time is right for the "next step", and a mutual and
verifiable freeze is a logical and necessary prelude to
the nuclear arms reductions we all hope and pray for.

AS you can see, Council has taken the further step of
sending a letter to embassies, asking them to encourage
their respective governments to join in the growing
international movement for the freeze,

I send you and Operation Dismantle my best wishes for
the very good work you are doing, and I hope you are
successful in your campaign to have other Canadian
municipalities take Similar actions.

sincerel