[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 105 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 105

 Designating April 13, 2000, as a day of remembrance of the victims of 
                       the Katyn Forest massacre.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2000

 Mr. Abraham submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Designating April 13, 2000, as a day of remembrance of the victims of 
                       the Katyn Forest massacre.

Whereas 60 years ago, the Katyn Forest crime was committed, resulting in the 
        death of 21,000 Polish military officers of all armed services, and 
        justice and administration personnel;
Whereas, on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the Katyn crime, the Lower 
        Chamber of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) will pay homage to all those 
        murdered--the ``best sons of the nation'', those who had not given in to 
        Soviet ideology and physical pressure, and remained loyal to the 
        Republic of Poland and the values they were taught to uphold;
Whereas Congress joins the Sejm in condemning all forms of genocide, murder, 
        deportation, and violation of human rights;
Whereas Congress joins the Sejm in its appreciation to all scholars, 
        researchers, and writers, especially those under Soviet domination, who 
        had the courage to tell the truth about the Katyn crime;
Whereas Congress acknowledges with gratitude the Sejm's recognition of the 
        pioneering work of Congress and the House of Representatives for the 
        establishment in 1951 of a Select Committee to conduct an investigation 
        of the Katyn crime;
Whereas Congress is pleased to join the Sejm in thanking those citizens of 
        Russia who, guided by their sense of honor and dignity, contributed to 
        the disclosure of the basic Katyn crime and the confirming, related 
        documents; and
Whereas Congress continues to recognize the importance of remembering the 
        victims of communism as when it passed H.R. 3000 in 1993 calling for a 
        Victims of Communism Memorial, and commends the work of the Victims of 
        Communism Memorial Foundation in working toward this objective: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress joins the Polish Sejm in designating April 13, 2000, as a 
day of remembrance to the victims of the Katyn Massacre that occurred 
60 years ago and urges citizens of the United States to join their 
Polish counterparts in learning about and understanding what happened 
in the Katyn Forest.
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