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 96 STAT. 2642 Apr. 27, 1982

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 27, 1982 CANADIAN CONSTITUTION—CONGRATULATIONS QN PATRIATION FROM UNITED KINGDOM

[S. Con. Res. 83]

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That the Congress of the United States notes with pleasure the proclamation in Ottawa on April 17, 1982, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, announcing the patriation of the Canadian Constitution from the United Kingdom to Canada and extends to the Parliament, the Government, and the people of Canada its warmest congratulations on the attainment of constitutional patriation. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President with the request that such copy be further transmitted to the Government of Canada. Agreed to April 27, 1982.

May 4, 1982

UNITED STATES AND KOREA—ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY O F DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

[S. Con. Res. 84]

Whereas May 22, 1982, marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the signing of a Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation between the United States of America and Korea; Whereas this treaty provided for the formal opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries; Whereas the American and Korean people have during the past century strengthened the cultural, commercial, and security bonds that imite them; Whereas Americans sacrificed their lives in assisting the Korean people to defend their freedom against aggression and Koreans fought side by side with Americans in Vietnam; and Whereas dedication to the principles of freedom and democracy is the basis of the continued strength and friendship of the United States and Korea: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress hereby— (1) considers the one-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Korea as an occasion of special historic significance; and (2) communicates to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and to the people of Korea the wishes of the United States Congress and the American people for a peaceful and prosperous future. Agreed to May 4, 1982.

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