IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 219
Calling for the proper preservation of the memorial at the site of the
Jasenovac concentration and death camp in Croatia in a way that accu-
rately reflects the historical role of that site in the Holocaust.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 25, 1996
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. REGULA, Mr.
YATES, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LATOURETTE, and Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Calling for the proper preservation of the memorial at the
site of the Jasenovac concentration and death camp in
Croatia in a way that accurately reflects the historical
role of that site in the Holocaust.
Whereas the sites where the Holocaust was carried out are
of international significance;
Whereas the Holocaust was carried out in Europe by Nazi
Germany and its allies and constitutes a horrendous
chapter in history in which 6,000,000 Jews, as well as
millions of others, were killed solely because of their iden-
tities;
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Whereas the Nazi allies in the Croatian Ustashe regime oper-
ated a death camp at Jasenovac where many tens of
thousands were deliberately murdered;
Whereas soldiers of the Ustashe regime, in alliance with Nazi
Germany, participated in murders of hundreds of thou-
sands of Jews, Serbs, and Roma and Sinti (Gypsies);
Whereas the recent conflict in the former Yugoslavia has de-
stroyed the memorial to those who suffered in the
Jasenovac concentration and death camp;
Whereas memorialization of this tragedy and accurate knowl-
edge of its history are necessary in order to avert such
future occurrences;
Whereas the United States Government has recognized the
importance of preserving memory and history by estab-
lishing its own United States Holocaust Memorial Mu-
seum;
Whereas the world has recognized the importance of accu-
rately preserving the record of the Holocaust and nations
have established internationally recognized institutions of
remembrance charged with protecting the historical
record of the Holocaust; and
Whereas the international community has a vital interest in
the proper preservation of the memorial at Jasenovac be-
cause the accurate memorialization of the past is the es-
sential foundation for a better future: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) urges the Government of Croatia to prop-
erly preserve the memorial at the site of the
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Jasenovac concentration and death camp in Croatia
in a way that maintains the fidelity of the site to the
history of that site;
(2) condemns proposals which would vary from
this history as attempts to distort the history of the
Holocaust and to desecrate the memory of its vic-
tims;
(3) calls on the Secretary of State, in conjunc-
tion with our allies, to condemn proposals which
would undermine the accurate interpretation of the
history of the Holocaust in Croatia;
(4) calls on the Secretary of State to monitor
the development of proposals for the Jasenovac me-
morial;
(5) calls on the Government of Croatia to work
in concert with internationally recognized institu-
tions of remembrance such as the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council and the International
Committee for the Preservation of Auschwitz-
Birkenau when developing plans for the preservation
of the Jasenovac memorial; and
(6) calls on the Chairman of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council—
(A) to study the proposals for Jasenovac;
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(B) to educate the public about the dan-
gers of denial and revisionism relating to the
Holocaust; and
(C) to report to the Congress on the activi-
ties described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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