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REPORTOFRESOLUT10NSSUBCOM~ITTEE . • .. ~~
FOLLOWING REPORT OF
NATIONAL FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMISSION ,~
... Subcommittee CbaU-man Stone submitted the following resolutions: ~-
"Pnbibitmg TrllDsfer of MilItary TecllltOlogy to 1he Soviet Btac" ~
Ile5olutioo No. 71Submitted by: Natiooal Foreign Relat«ms Commission}
WHEREAS. OnSeptembef-l. 1983.. the Soviets shot down a Soutb Korean civilian air-
plane l'elIulting in the deaths of 269 people. including 61 Amerieans; and
WHEREAs' Suclt.anton killing is indefeasible. ine::.;cusable; and
WHEREAS. SomeSoviet attack airplanes and missiles have;;erne into being as result
oOt American machine tools. which have been supplied to !.he Soviets; and
WHEREAS, o,,"er 100.000 young Americans were killed in the Korean and Vietnam
Wars. mainly by weapons provided to North.Korea and North Vietnam by the Soviets; and
WHEREAs' Many SovW- planes, ships. tanks and weapons aN produced by free W<lrld
teehnoklgy, principally United States teehnokJgy; now. therefore. be it
RESOLVED, By the National EucutiveCommlttee of'fhe American upon in reguIlU'
meeting assembled in Indianapolis. Indiana.on May 9-10.1"984, That they urge the Presi·
dent and the Congress to enact. legislation prohibiting the transfer of US. military tech-
nology or '"dual-use" techociogy to. tlre Soviet Un.io.n and its satellite nations:
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAI !l\tAN STONE: Your-Committee recommends approval and
I so move.
. . Motion was seconded by Sational Vice Commander RnbenoGonz8lez. Puerto Rico.
and carried unanimously.

'·Rescinding Obsolete PnIky RetwluU-S DealiDg Witb Foreign RdatioM'~

Resolv.Uou No. 8tSubmittsd by: National Foreign Relation!:! Commission)
, WHEREAS, Resolution No. III adopted by the 18th Annusl Nfttional Convention
,-' specifies that polky I:'e5Oluttons shall nHnain in effect indsfinitely unless "changed by sub,.
sequent oonventinn action or by action of the N.ational Executive Committee." Under that
provision. pGlIsibly hundreds of foWgn relations policy resolutions remain in effect; and
WHEREAS. Re!wlutinn No. 759 adopted by the 30lhAnnuat National CooventiOD pro-
vides that legislative resolutions "shall be effective only to the date of final adjournItlant
of theCongn1ss. during which such res<Jlutions were adopted by a natiana1 convention or-
the NatiOflB.! Executive Committee, except that resolutions passed at. the national con-
ventwn 01" National Executive CotnmittM! mooting immediately preceding the convailitg
of a new CDngn'lsS shall be effective until tM- adjournment of such new Congress"; and
WHEREAS, The Foreign RelationsCommission want!! to establish an annual program
to review foreign relations polky resolutio.nsin order to submit ~{)ffiIDendations to each
l' Fall Meeting of tlre N ati.onat Eecutive Comn:tittee to rescind those which are obsolete.
tThe ~ program will not affect legislatiw! re&Q)utiorm); and
WHEREAS. 'The program will enable the Foreign Relations Commission to publish
annually a pamphletcootaining allCUfTent foreign relations polli:}' and legislatiw resolu-
tions. thereby facilitating thei:r implementation: and
WHEREAS, The Foreign Relations Commission has co.mpkt.ed a review of all foreign
relations policy resolutkms from the period 1917-82 and reconunends rescinding actions
listed in the resolve clause. The resolwdause alSo. provides for the rescinding of all foreign
relations policy ~utions passed in the period 1919-1976. which are too numerous to
merit individuel teView: now.~, be it
RESOLVED, By the National Eucutive CmnmitteeofTheAme:riean Legion in regular
meeting. assembled in [ndianapofu!. lr:ldiana. (In May 9-10, 1984, That the following fOf·
cign relations policy resolutions are rescinded by reason o.f m being obsolete, 12) accom-
plishment of puJpOIIe, caj being supetSl;lded by later rasoluti.on!l, 14) being in conflict with
later resolutions, {5) beingduplicllted by law resofutioml, IS} having no value because of
law ehulges in propm. rn and for other reasons:
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AU Foreign Relations Puliey Resolutioo5 Adopted by Annual National Conwntion or

the :-falior-al Executive Committee, ~919-197&
Spring Meeting, N lltional Executivtl Committee, May 4-5, 1917
RH. 7i-s-IO. Canada. Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Energy Policies AppreclSuQ.
Rea. 77 -S--<t2, U.S. Policy Study on R£:public of South Afric-ll
Spring Meeting. National Executiw Committee, May 3-4, 1978
Rn. 18-&-39. Stretegic Arms Limitation 1reaty
60tb Annual C4)llvention. NI!W Orleans. Louisiana. August 22:-24, 1978
Res. 7S--16, The Chapin Foundlltioo Gift
Res. 78-17. PanIlIDIi Canal
Res. 78-412, Protecti~ SllrWill!Ulce of Vital Documents in the U.S. State Department
Rea. 7S--522, Angolan-S<.mtbwest African HydroelectriC Pllmt and Dam
RH, 78-534, United Nation1! Study P3nei Report
Spnng Meeting. Nlltional E1ecuti'leCommittee. May 2-3, ~979
Res. 79-5-2&, Southern An-ica Edu.utiooal Program Needed
ReB. 79--8-27. NATO - 30th Anniverl!acy
Re&. 79-S-28, RhodeslIln Election &port
Res. 79--5-29, Zimbabwe Rhodesia Sanctions Removed
Res. 79-5-30. Thiwan
JHst Annual Convention. Houston, 1has, August 21-23, HH9
Res.7~NATO
Res, 79-51J. South Afnca
Res. 79-554. Angolan-Southeast Afrial Hydroelectric P~ant and Dam
Spring Meeting, l'ational ExecutiveCommitt.ee, April30-May 1. 198{l
Res. 8O-S-3O, The Iranian Crisis
Res. 80-8-31, Commendation for Iran Rescue- Mission
Rn. 80-5-33, Commendation for Ambassador A5a!ncio
ReB. 8().-8-34, Whelan SdlOlarshlp Fund
Res. 110--8-35, Boycott or !.he 1980 Summer Olympic G~s
62nd Annual Convention.. Boston, Massachuset~ AtJg\Ist 19-21. 1980
Res.8(l..-66. Angolan·Southwest African Hydroelectric Plant IHld Dam
Res. 80-133, Protecting Vi:/.lt of Ramsey Clark to [ran
Rrs. 86---m2, Commendation for Iranian Rescu-e MiSSion
Res. 80----612, Westem Hemisphere Thsk Force
Res. S6----617. UN SWdy Panel Report
Ra. 80---619, COrru::lendatlen for Ambassador Ascencio
Res. 80-639. Iran
Rea. 80--651, Cuba
Res. 80--732, Panama
Res. 80--739. POW:MIA
63rd Annual COllvention, Honolulu. Hawaii.. September 1-3. 1981
Res. 81-20, Samima
Res. 81-30, Su-engthenmg Ties with our Allies
Res. 81-76, A fgfuuUstan Freedom Fighters
ReB. 81---81. World Commurusrr.
Res. 81-373. JapllIl
Reti-. 81---443, Thiwan
~.81-47J,Brazil
Res. Sl-4'm, Poland
He-. 81----481, Republic of South Africa
Res. 81--503. POWfMIA Th.sk Foree
Spring Meeting, National Execu~ Committee. May 5-6, 1982
Res, 82-S-8, Falk1md Islands
n-. 82-S-9. Et Salvador
Res. 82-5---10, C-entral America
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Res. 82-5--11, Caribbean Basin

64th Annual Convention, Cb.ieago. Illinois. Au.gust 24-26, 1%2
Res. 82-172, NATO
IWA. 82-500,. RepuNic of South Africa
Res.. 82-502. United. Nations
SUBCOMMITTEE CHA IRMAN STONE: 1 m~ approval. of thi.ol resolution without
it being read.
•. _MoWm seconded by Resolutions Subtmnmittee Vice Chairman Harren. and carried
urumimou,ly. 11.'\ ,,~(~I
V HEnf~toftheLog8BAetof1799" ~ (:,"'\ -Ne-.p;J"~
V\ R-olu.tt- No.9 lSubmitted hy: National FlXeign Relations Commission!
. WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War. American citizens visited Hanoi North Viet·
nam and negotiated with ~t officials of that CQUDtry and did harm to the IMm-
bets of the American anned fon:tis fightil!g in South Vietnam: and
"\o\-'HEREAS, In the beginning days of OW" rountry, legislation was adopted known as
the Logan Act. \ 1799) which prohibited om American citizen from negotiating -with a for-
eign country; and
WHEREAS. Foreign govwmnents, by negotiating lrith American citizens Tl.tbel' than
official repn!S8DtatiY8S of our nation, can use the American poiitlcaI arena to their advan-
tage and interfere with the foreign policy of our nation; now, therefore, beit
RESOLVED, By the National Executive Committee of The American U!jpon in ~
meeting assembled in Indianapolis. Indiana. on May 9-10, 1984, That they urge the Presi-
dent of the United States to IHlforce the Logan Act of 1799, which prohibits a citizen from
corresponding with any roreign government or its apnts in order to influem:e its action
towal-ds the United States Governmen~
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STONE; Your Committee fBWmmends approval. I
~mow.

_ The motion was seconded by Mr, Smith, Colorado, and carried unanimously.
"Waten! HemAphere 'I'ilsk Force"
Rnoh.. tioD No. 10 (Submitted by; National Foreign Relations Conuni!lsionl
WHEREAS, In R2s0lution No.. 32, adopred at its 1980 Spring Meeting, the National
Ex-ecutive Committee directed the Foreign Relations. Commission ''to form. a Western
Hemisphere 13.sk Faroe to gather and evaluate information on this vital. area; " and
WHEREAS, That action was based upon a reallz.ation tluit Cuba and the Soviet Uttion
wen! "expanding ~ infhrence and control among nations of the Western Hemisphere;"
~d
WHEREAS, Since its inception the Western Hemisphere TUk Force bas II, submitted
four reports to the National Executive Conunlttee on the Caribbean Basin, culminating in
a majoc report _bmitted in May 1982; {2; participated in the National Commander's
study mission to Guat.etna1a in June 1983,; 131 assi!lted tbe National Commander in prepar-
ing the teatimouy h& prnented to the S ational Biptutiaan Commission on Central Amec·
ice; and 14} prepaMi nutnE!1'OU8 articles and ~ to inflM'Ill Legionnaires, tlH! general.
public and government officials of the need for a!ltrong polky in Central America. and
WHERE A.S, The continuing crisis in Central America and potential problem 1lI1!:lS e1!M!'
where in Latin America and theCaribbean make it imperatiwtor The American Legion to
continue and intenMfy ita efforts to promote deIllOCl'lloCY, prospmity, justiee and ltOCUrity
in the ~ Hemisphere; and
WHEREAS, The Western Hemi9phele'Task Force iwI proven to be- an efftletive organi-
z.ation to reeom:mend ~ poiides and lIlimulate publk: !lUpport; no-, therefore, be it
RESOLVED. By the N atioDal. Executive Committee of The American Legion in regular
meeting aesembled in IndianapoliB, Indiana, on May9-10.1984. That the cl;llirman ofthe
FON1gI:I Relations Comm.ission fa directed to continue operating the Wut.ero. Hemispbenl
'IUk Fon:e; to submit II. ~.annual task fu«:e work plan for thE- following year for
conltideretion by the National. Eucuti1fe Committee at each Fall Meeting; and (durWg" the