,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,tipton submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,seeking the return of the
 ,,uss ,pueblo to the ,united ,states   
,navy4  ,whereas the ,,uss ,pueblo1     
which was attacked and captured by the  
navy of ,north ,korea on ,january #bc1  
#aifh1 was the first ship of the ,united
 ,states ,navy to be hijacked on the    
high seas by a foreign military force in
 more than #aej years2 ,whereas #a      
member of the ,,uss ,pueblo crew1 ,petty
 ,officer ,duane ,hodges1 was killed in 
the assault1 while the other #hb crew   
members were held in captivity1 often   
under inhumane conditions1 for #aa      
months2 ,whereas the ,,uss ,pueblo1 an  
intelligence collection auxiliary       
vessel1 was operating in international  
waters at the time of the capture1 and  
therefore did not violate the           

territorial waters of ,north ,korea2    
,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    
time2 and ,whereas the ,,uss ,pueblo1   
though still the property of the ,united
 ,states ,navy1 has been retained by the
 ,government of ,north ,korea for more  
than #ej years1 was subjected to        
exhibition in the ,north ,korean cities 
of ,wonsan and ,hungham1 and is now on  
display in ,pyongyang1 the capital city 
of ,north ,korea3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,house of ,representatives--
 7#a7 desires the return of the ,,uss   
,pueblo to the ,united ,states ,navy2   
7#b7 would welcome the return of the    
,,uss ,pueblo as a sign of good faith   
from the ,north ,korean people to the   
,american people2 and  7#c7 directs the 
,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 to transmit copies of this resolution  
to the ,president1 the ,secretary of    
,defense1 and the ,secretary of ,state4