H. Res. 1303 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 12, 2010. 
Whereas the Magna Carta, which subjected the English mon-
arch and the English people to the rule of law and is con-
sidered one of the most important documents in the legal 
history of the United Kingdom and the United States, 
was recognized in 1957 by the American Bar Association 
for its importance to United States law and constitu-
tionalism and remains on permanent display at the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration Building in 
Washington, DC; 
Whereas the English philosopher John Locke, through his 
monumental works on social contract theory and natural 
law entitled ‘‘An Essay Concerning Human Under-
standing’’, ‘‘First Treatise on Government’’, and ‘‘Second 
Treatise on Government’’, greatly influenced the Amer-
ican Revolution; 
Whereas Scottish economist Adam Smith’s ‘‘Wealth of Na-
tions’’ greatly contributed to the competition and free 
market principles of the United States; 
Whereas the English lawyer Sir William Blackstone’s ‘‘Com-
mentaries on the Laws of England’’ had a lasting influ-
ence on the development of United States common law 
and legal institutions;
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Whereas the arrival of more than 1,500,000 members of the 
United States Armed Forces in the United Kingdom in 
the 1940s was a turning point in World War II that fur-
ther solidified the close friendship between the United 
Kingdom and the United States; 
Whereas Sir Winston Churchill, who heroically and skillfully 
guided the United Kingdom through World War II, ar-
ticulated the close ties between the United Kingdom and 
the United States when he was recognized by becoming 
the first Honorary Citizen of the United States on April 
9, 1963, stating, ‘‘In this century of storm and tragedy 
I contemplate with high satisfaction the constant factor 
of the interwoven and upward progress of our peoples. 
Our comradeship and our brotherhood in war were 
unexampled. We stood together, and because of that fact 
the free world now stands. Nor has our partnership any 
exclusive nature: the Atlantic community is a dream that 
can well be fulfilled to the detriment of none and to the 
enduring benefit and honour of the great democracies.’’; 
Whereas, on August 14, 1941, President Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed 
to the Atlantic Charter which set forward principles 
meant to serve as the precursor for the formation of the 
United Nations; 
Whereas when Sir Winston Churchill resigned from his sec-
ond tour of duty as Prime Minster of the United King-
dom, he warned his cabinet to ‘‘never be separated from 
the Americans’’; 
Whereas the United Kingdom and the United States were 
founding Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation and were 2 of the original 12 countries to sign the
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North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, in Washington, 
DC; 
Whereas the special relationship between the United King-
dom and the United States was further strengthened by 
the coordination of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 
and President Ronald Reagan whose firm opposition to 
communism ultimately led to the fall of the Union of So-
viet Socialist Republics and the Iron Curtain; 
Whereas after the September 11, 2001, attacks, Prime Min-
ister Tony Blair immediately flew to the United States to 
express solidarity with the United States, and President 
George W. Bush declared in a speech before Congress 
that the United States ‘‘has no truer friend than Great 
Britain’’; 
Whereas the United Kingdom joined forces with the United 
States against the Taliban in Afghanistan as part of Op-
eration Enduring Freedom from the first attacks in Octo-
ber 2001 and permitted the United States to fly missions 
from Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean Ter-
ritory; 
Whereas, as of March 15, 2010, a total of 273 United King-
dom military and civilian personnel have died while serv-
ing in Afghanistan since the start of operations; 
Whereas there are approximately 1,700 United Kingdom 
military and civilian personnel currently deployed to as-
sist with the military and reconstruction efforts in Iraq; 
Whereas since 2003 the United Kingdom has pledged 
744,000,000 British pounds toward reconstruction efforts 
in Iraq;
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Whereas 179 United Kingdom military and civilian personnel 
have died in Iraq since the beginning of the campaign in 
March 2003; 
Whereas, on August 17, 2006, the United States and the 
United Kingdom introduced a draft United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolution for the ‘‘expeditious deployment’’ 
of a United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur, 
Sudan, and since have worked collaboratively to press for 
full implementation of the United Nations-Africa Union 
Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) mandate; 
Whereas the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Of-
fice reports that the United States is the largest source 
of foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom’s 
economy, while the United Kingdom is the largest single 
investor in the United States economy and, according to 
the United States Trade Representative, the United 
Kingdom is one of the European Union countries with 
the largest foreign direct investment in the United 
States; and 
Whereas the United Kingdom and the United States share a 
commitment to free speech, democracy, and the rule of 
law based on the rich history of a longstanding friendship 
and shared ideals: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the special relationship between the 
United Kingdom and the United States; 
(2) expresses sincere gratitude to the people of the 
United Kingdom for their generosity, camaraderie, and 
cooperation with the people of the United States in mili-
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tary operations, foreign assistance, and other joint ef-
forts throughout the world; 
(3) acknowledges the importance of the United 
Kingdom’s political philosophy, law, and history on the 
cultural, political, and legal institutions of the United 
States; and 
(4) looks forward to continued, deepening ties of 
friendship between the peoples of the United Kingdom 
and the United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.