HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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21202, and Adele Wilzak, Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,
5th floor, 201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.

Signed May 21, 1985.

No. 8

(Senate Joint Resolution No. 33)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

United States Institute of Peace

FOR the purpose of requesting the Governor of Maryland and the
Congressional Delegation of the State of Maryland to
encourage the President of the United States and the Board
of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace to
establish the headquarters of the United States Institute of
Peace in the State of Maryland.

WHEREAS, Peace is the most illusive but sought after goal of
mankind; and

WHEREAS, A living institution embodying the heritage,
ideals, and concerns of the American people for peace is a
significant response to the deep public need for the Nation to
develop fully a range of effective options, in addition to armed
capacity, that can leash international violence and manage
international conflict; and

WHEREAS, People throughout the world are fearful of nuclear
war, are divided by war and threats of war, are experiencing
social and cultural hostilities from rapid international change
and real and perceived conflicts over interests, and are diverted
from peace by the lack of problem-solving skills for dealing with
such conflicts; and

WHEREAS, Many potentially destructive conflicts among
nations and peoples have been resolved constructively and with
cost efficiency at the international, national, and community
levels through proper use of the techniques of negotiation,
conciliation, mediation, and arbitration; and

WHEREAS, There is a national need to examine the disciplines
in the social, behavioral, and physical sciences and the arts and
humanities with regard to the history, nature, elements, and
future of peace processes, and to bring together and develop new
and tested techniques to promote peaceful economic, political,
social, and cultural relations in the world; and

WHEREAS, Existing institutions providing programs in
international affairs, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and peace