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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 116

Calling upon the President to discontinue further economic assistance to

the Government of the Russian Federation until all pertinent documents

from the archives of the Communist Party of the former Soviet Union

relating to the fates of American prisoners of war and missing in action

have been provided to the United States Government.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 1, 1993

Mr. CAMP submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Calling upon the President to discontinue further economic

assistance to the Government of the Russian Federation

until all pertinent documents from the archives of the

Communist Party of the former Soviet Union relating

to the fates of American prisoners of war and missing

in action have been provided to the United States Government.

Whereas it is established United States policy that the resolution of issues relating to American prisoners of war and

missing in action (POW/MIA) should be a matter of the

highest national priority and the American people overwhelmingly support this policy;
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Whereas in 1986 the Tighe Task Force concluded that there

is a strong probability of American prisoners of war

being held in Southeast Asia;

Whereas in January 1993 the Senate Select Committee on

POW/MIA Affairs concluded that it was possible that

some members of the United States Armed Forces had

languished in enemy hands after the Vietnam conflict had

ended;

Whereas Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin has

stated that the Government of the former Soviet Union

held or knew of American prisoners of war and missing

in action during, and possibly after, World War II, the

Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict;

Whereas the relationship between the Governments of the

former Soviet Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is well documented;

Whereas, in the 20 years since the end of the conflict in

Southeast Asia, the Government of the Socialist Republic

of Vietnam has not been able to provide the United

States with a definitive answer as to the fates of over

2,200 members of the United States Armed Forces from

such conflict;

Whereas the archives of the Communist Party of the former

Soviet Union appear to include communications and

memoranda regarding American prisoners of war being

held captive, both in and out of Soviet control;

Whereas the future of relations between the Government of

the Russian Federation and the United States Government depends on trust and cooperation; and

Whereas the final resolution as to fates of American prisoners of war and missing in action from World War II,
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the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict would be

aided by the full cooperation of the Government of the

Russian Federation: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress calls upon the President

3 to discontinue assistance under chapter 11 of part I of

4 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (excluding humani5 tarian assistance) to the Government of the Russian Fed6 eration until all pertinent documents from the archives of

7 the Communist Party of the former Soviet Union relating

8 to the fates of American prisoners of war and missing in

9 action have been provided to the United States Govern10 ment.

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