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WHEREAS even though California is a border state and is, therefore, the first line of defense for the nation on the west coast, the state should not bear the expense of national defense highway construction within its boundaries, beyond that proportionate amount that its taxpayers would pay through Federal taxes, and WHEREAS National Defense means defense of the entire nation and all of the American people and strategic highways adequate for the rapid trans- port of troops as well as civilian traffic are a vital part of the National Defense program, and WHEREAS to date no money other than the regular Federal Aid appor- tionment to carry on necessary improvements for the California highway system on already over—congested roads has been appropriated, and WHEREAS the situation confronting California and particularly the Mission Trails counties of California in regard to strategic road construc- tion is so desperate that unless additional allocations are made by the United States Government from National Defense or other funds, the construc- tion of these arterial roads, considered vital to the National Defense pro- gram by highest military authorities, is in the far distant future, therefore BE IT RESOLVED that the REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL urgently requests the Congress to take the necessary steps to secure immediate additional and adequate appropriations to provide for the development of said strategic highways in the State of California and particularly to that section most affected by National Defense projects and that said defense highway development be made a definite part of the National Defense program and firiancied in its entirety by national defense funds, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, each of the California Senators and Con- gressmen and to the Chairman of the Roads Committee of the House of Repre-