[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 81 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 81

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas the date of June 26, 1998, marks the 50th anniversary of the 
        commencement of the Allied effort to supply the people of Berlin, 
        Germany, with food, fuel, and supplies in the face of the illegal Soviet 
        blockade that divided the city;
Whereas this 15 month Allied effort became known throughout the free world as 
        the ``Berlin Airlift'' and ultimately cost the lives of 78 Allied 
        airmen, of whom 31 were United States fliers;
Whereas this heroic humanitarian undertaking was universally regarded as an 
        unambiguous statement of Western resolve to thwart further Soviet 
        expansion;
Whereas the Berlin Airlift was an unqualified success, both as an instrument of 
        diplomacy and as a life saving rescue of the 2,000,000 inhabitants of 
        West Berlin, with 2,326,205 tons of supplies delivered by 277,728 
        flights over a 462-day period;
Whereas historians and citizens the world over view the success of this 
        courageous action as pivotal to the ultimate defeat of international 
        tyranny, symbolized today by the fall of the Berlin Wall; and
Whereas this inspiring act of resolve must be preserved in the memory of future 
        generations in a positive and dramatic manner: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Berlin Airlift, which marks its 50th anniversary of 
        commencement in June 1998, is one of the most significant 
        events in post-war European history; and
            (2) the Berlin Sculpture Fund should be commended for 
        commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift by 
        presenting to the citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany a 
        gift of representational art, funded by private subscriptions 
        from citizens of the United States.

            Passed the Senate June 26, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            S. CON. RES. 81

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Honoring the Berlin Airlift and commending the Berlin Sculpture Fund.