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Maintaining North Korea's seizure of the vessel USS Pueblo and its detention of the crew were in violation of international law and seeking the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States.
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This resolution expresses the House of Representatives’ belief that North Korea’s capture and detention of the USS Pueblo and its crew in 1968 violated international law. It reaffirms the ship’s status as U.S. property and calls for its return to the United States. The resolution highlights the ship’s mission as intelligence gathering and asserts that it was operating on the high seas at the time of the seizure. It emphasizes that North Korea lacked the legal authority to seize the vessel within its territorial waters.
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Brad R. Wenstrup
Michael Waltz
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