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2001 SESSION
014381820WHEREAS, our nation is founded on democratic principles that recognize the vigilance with which fundamental individual human rights must be safeguarded in order to preserve freedom; and
WHEREAS, this resolution condemns all violations of international law designed to safeguard fundamental human rights as embodied in the Geneva and Hague Conventions; and
WHEREAS, this resolution condemns all crimes against humanity, while also condemning the actions of those who would use this resolution to further an agenda that fosters anti-Asian sentiment and racism, or otherwise fails to distinguish between Japan's war criminals and Americans of Japanese ancestry; and
WHEREAS, of the 1,500 American prisoners believed to have been held at Mukden, Manchuria, many of the 300 living survivors claim to suffer from physical ailments resulting from their subjection to Japanese military, chemical, and biological experiments; and
WHEREAS, the Japanese government has refused to release the records of these American prisoners-of-war; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, [ That the Congress
be urged to enact legislation requiring the disclosure of records of the Japanese
Imperial Army for the purpose of supporting pending government claims of the
American survivors; and be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, ] That the Congress [ also ] be urged to process the claims
of these American survivors and provide necessary medical care whether or not the Japanese government
releases such records; and be it
RESOLVED FINALLY, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of
this resolution for presentation [ to the Japanese Ambassador to the United
States ] , and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the
United States, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the members of the Virginia delegation to the United
States Congress in order that they may be apprised of the sense of the Virginia
General Assembly in this matter.