RESOLUTION OF THE CONGRESS OF
Having heard the report by the representative
of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia on the political
reasons and conditions for the joining on the temporary basis of Sochi Okrug to the Republic of
Georgia, as well as on the government’s outlines with respect of the local
cultural-economic life, the Congress of Sochi Okrug, on 1 December of this year, decided:
1) reiterating the vocation of the Sochi Okrug to joint the Russia
as soon as the sustainable unified democratic governance is established there
based on the federative principles, the Congress considers that the joining of
the Sochi Okrug to Georgia
on the temporary basis proceeds form the Resolution adopted by the socialist
parties and other democratic organizations of Sochi Okrug and represents the measure that is vital important
for the protection of people’s interest.
2. Being under the protection of the laws of
the Democratic Republic of Georgia, the working population has possibility to
fulfill freely its future plans with regard of agrarian and economic
developments; they have opportunity to establish democratic society and carry
out the fair distribution of lands under the laws of the Republic pursuant to
the Regulations adopted by the Russian Constituent Assembly.
3. The Congress entrusts the Presidium with the
task of sending the welcoming telegram to the Government of the Democratic
Republic of Georgia. With regard of Kuban Regional Rada the Congress
decided: the Congress welcomes the Democratic developments initiated by Kuban Rada and expresses its hope
that they will be able to unite the democratic forces and establish the close
cooperation with the neighbouring democratic
governments, namely with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
(…)
(Central State Historical Archive of Georgia,
f. 1864, desc. 1, file 41, p. 17)