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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 235

Urging the Government of Argentina to build upon the steps it has taken 

to shed light on the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war 

criminals following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 and the subsequent end of World War II and release all official records pertaining 

to the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war criminals following 

these events. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2003

Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BELL, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASE, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FROST, Mr. 

GONZALEZ, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HONDA, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SHAYS, 

Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. 

WYNN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION

Urging the Government of Argentina to build upon the steps 

it has taken to shed light on the relocation to Argentina 

of Nazis and other war criminals following the defeat 

of Nazi Germany in 1945 and the subsequent end of 

World War II and release all official records pertaining 

to the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war 

criminals following these events.

Whereas Nazis and other war criminals seeking to avoid prosecution for their role in the Holocaust, one of the most 
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horrific crimes ever witnessed by human kind, were permitted to relocate to Argentina following the defeat of 

Nazi Germany in 1945 and the subsequent end of World 

War II; 

Whereas some of the most notorious criminals of the Holocaust resided in Argentina, including Adolf Eichmann, 

Edward Roschmann, Erich Priebke, Kurt Christmann, 

and Ante Pavelic; 

Whereas Argentina, as a member of the Task Force for 

International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, has agreed on the importance 

of encouraging all archives, both public and private, to 

make their holdings on the Holocaust more widely accessible; 

Whereas Argentina, as a member of the Task Force for 

International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, has committed to the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust and therefore agreed to ‘‘throw light on the still obscured shadows of the Holocaust’’ and committed to 

‘‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the opening of archives in order to ensure that all documents bearing on 

the Holocaust are available to researchers’’; 

Whereas in 1997 Argentina created the Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of Nazism in Argentina to identify Nazis who settled in the country, determine if Nazi 

loot had arrived in Argentina, and evaluate the impact of 

Nazism on Argentine society; 

Whereas in addition to the Commission of Inquiry into the 

Activities of Nazism, more work needs to be done by the 

Government of Argentina to fulfill its international com-
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mitments and shed light on the relocation of Nazis and 

other war criminals following the defeat of Nazi Germany 

in 1945 and the subsequent end of World War II because 

much remains unknown about this period; 

Whereas the New York Times reported on March 9, 2003, 

that the Government of Argentina is resisting calls to 

make public official records regarding collaborative efforts to relocate Nazis and other war criminals to Argentina; 

Whereas Argentina has not responded to requests from numerous researchers for access to Argentina’s archives on 

the relocation of Nazis and other war criminals; 

Whereas the release of all records regarding the relocation of 

Nazis and other war criminals to Argentina is necessary 

to form a full understanding of the aftermath of the Holocaust and to ensure that future attempts by war criminals to avoid prosecution are thwarted; 

Whereas the release of such records in no way indicts the 

present Government of Argentina in the relocation of 

Nazis and other war criminals; and 

Whereas the release of such records by the Government of 

Argentina will be viewed as an important and positive 

gesture to all people who seek an accurate accounting of 

history: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the Government of Argentina should—

3 (1) build upon the steps it has taken to shed 

4 light on the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and 

5 other war criminals following the defeat of Nazi Ger-
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1 many in 1945 and the subsequent end of World War 

2 II; and 

3 (2) make public all of Argentina’s official 

4 records pertaining to the relocation to Argentina of 

5 Nazis and other war criminals.

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