Congressional Record: February 14, 2005 (Senate)
Page S1356



SENATE RESOLUTION 53--DEMANDING THE RETURN OF THE USS ``PUEBLO'' TO THE
                           UNITED STATES NAVY

  Mr. ALLARD submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                               S. Res. 53

       Whereas the USS Pueblo, which was attacked and captured by
     the North Korean Navy on January 23, 1968, was the first
     United States Navy ship to be hijacked on the high seas by a
     foreign military force in over 150 years;
       Whereas 1 member of the USS Pueblo crew, Duane Hodges, was
     killed in the assault while the other 82 crew members were
     held in captivity, often under inhumane conditions, for 11
     months;
       Whereas the USS Pueblo, an intelligence collection
     auxiliary vessel, was operating in international waters at
     the time of the capture, and therefore did not violate North
     Korean territorial waters;
       Whereas the capture of the USS Pueblo resulted in no
     reprisals against the Government or people of North Korea and
     no military action at any time; and
       Whereas the USS Pueblo, though still the property of the
     United States Navy, has been retained by North Korea for more
     than 30 years, was subjected to exhibition in the North
     Korean cities of Wonsan and Hungham, and is now on display in
     Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea: Now, therefore,
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) demands the return of the USS Pueblo to the United
     States Navy; and
       (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies
     of this resolution to the President, the Secretary of
     Defense, and the Secretary of State.

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