[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 259 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 259

  Recognizing and honoring the people of the Dodecanesian Islands for 
 their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic values and 
                                beliefs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1998

 Mr. Manton (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Bilirakis) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing and honoring the people of the Dodecanesian Islands for 
 their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic values and 
                                beliefs.

Whereas the Federation of Dodecanesian Societies of the United States and Canada 
        celebrate the unification of the Dodecanesian Islands with Greece during 
        the month of March;
Whereas the small Dodecanesian Islands, coveted for their strategic locations 
        and excellent harbors, were famed in the ancient world as intellectual 
        and cultural centers;
Whereas in 1912, the Dodecanesian Islands were offered to the Kingdom of Italy 
        as war reparation by Turkey, after Turkey had occupied the islands for 
        400 years;
Whereas the movement for union of the Dodecanesian Islands with Greece lasted 
        from the Administration of Woodrow Wilson to the Administration of Harry 
        Truman, and the Dodecanesians served in armies opposing fascists in 
        Abyssinia, Spain, the invasion of Greece, and aided the United States 
        Armed Forces on all fronts of the Second World War; and
Whereas the Dodecanesian Islands were unified with Greece on March 7, 1948: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress recognizes and honors the people of the Dodecanesian 
Islands for their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic 
values and beliefs.
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