[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 88 Introduced in House (IH)]





104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. CON. RES. 88

      Regarding recognition of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 1995

 Mr. Scarborough introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
      Regarding recognition of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Whereas the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has failed to give a full accounting 
        of the United States personnel who remain not accounted for as a result 
        of service in the Armed Forces or other Federal Government service 
        during the Vietnam era and has failed to adequately work with the United 
        States in determining their whereabouts and condition;
Whereas the Hanoi government continues to remain a brutal totalitarian communist 
        regime dedicated to oppressing its people and routinely giving to 
        flaunting all standards of international law and morality;
Whereas the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are entitled to live in 
        a free and open society and deserve the backing of the American people 
        and Government in their quest for liberty;
Whereas there live in the United States today several thousand refugees of the 
        Hanoi regime who fled to these shores to build a better life for 
        themselves and their families until such time as they would be free to 
        return to their homes in a land both free and prosperous;
Whereas the United States must continue to stand for just and open regimes in 
        all parts of the world, especially in those parts where it has been 
        actively engaged; and
Whereas the United States must remain true to the memory of the men and women 
        who served in the Vietnam conflict and must therefore refuse to 
        recognize the Hanoi government which was responsible for the death of 
        over 50,000 Americans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the recent decision of 
President Clinton to recognize the Government of the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam was in violation of the principles of the United States, and 
that he should revoke such recognition until such time as the Hanoi 
regime fully cooperates in determining the status of all personnel who 
remain not accounted for as a result of service in the Armed Forces or 
other Federal Government service during the Vietnam era and adopts a 
free and democratic government that respects human rights and observes 
internationally recognized norms of behavior.
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