[Congressional Record: April 18, 2007 (Senate)]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 154--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. 154

       Whereas the USS Pueblo, which was attacked and captured by
     the Navy of North Korea on January 23, 1968, was the first
     ship of the United States Navy to be hijacked on the high
     seas by a foreign military force in more than 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 the
     territorial waters of North Korea;
       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 the Government of
     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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