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R E S O L U T I O N
'WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston (a
city with a population of approximately 79,500), State of
Illinois, United States of America, in its capacity as the
duly elected, constituted and representative governing body
of said City regards the inhumane treatment of citizens of the
United States of America held as prisoners by the Government
of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam, the Viet Cong,
the Pathet Lao, the Khmer Rouge and any and all other entities
and organizations affiliated therewith or representative
thereof as an intolerable crime against humanity;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Evanston, State of Illinois, United States of
America, calls upon the Government of the Democratic Republic
of (North) Vietnam, the Viet Cong, the Pathet Lao, the Khmer
Rouge and any and all entities and organizations associated
therewith or representative thereof holding citizens of the
United States of America as prisoners to promptly comply with
the following:
1. Publication of a list of names of all men held
prisoner in ^;orth Vietnam, in South Vietnam, in
Laos or in Cambodia by any of the above -named
governments, entities or organizations.
2. Immediate repatriation of all sick and wounded
prisoners.
3. Impartial inspection of prisoner of war facilities.
4. Proper medical care and adequate food for prisoners.
5. Free flow of mail between prisoners and their
families.
6. Immediate elimination of any and all "thought
correction" or political indoctrination programs.
7. Compliance in all respects, including all of the
above, with the Accords of the Geneva Convention
on .Prisoners of 'Nar.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution
be transmitted with dispatch to:
Ton Duc Thang, President
Pham Van Dong, Premier
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
Xuan Thuy, Chief Delegate
Delegation of the Democratic Republic
of Vietnam, to The Paris Peace Talks
Paris, France
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, Chief Delegate
.Delegation of the National Liberation Front
of South Vietnam
Paris France.
Pham Hung
• First Secretary of C 0 S V N
Current Affairs Committee
Central Office for South Vietnam
ATTEST:
11aurice F. Brown
City Clerk
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Mayor, City of Evanston
State of Illinois
United States of America