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NEW YORK TIMES NOVEMBER 13,1993
~iva(Serbs Are .f\dmitting Bosnia~CrQatia . Atrocities
By CHUCK SUDETIC Special to The New York Times BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. 12 - in northern and eastern Bosnia that the E.mbro_iled in ~ venor_nous. ele~tion , Serbs overran early in the Bosnian eampa1gn, . Ser~1an !1at1onahst n".als . war. Mr. Seselj's statement is the first ~av.e adm1_tted publicly· for the first public admission by a top politician time that_ fighters under the co~trol of that units directly answerable to the ~ · ·Serbian Government earned out ' Government of Serbia were involved in ' Mtocities and plundered entire towns attacks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. d iJl'Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina B"lll R t d 1 1 c6.ver the·last two years. I ons epor e nvo ve · .·~l'he descriptions of atrocities by Ser- ; " This plunder,'' he said, "ended up in bian forces appeared in articles pub- the pockets of the most renowned state lished in Belgrade's press today and leaders and the mafia that rules here, Thursday. They include charges and including even Slobodan Milosevic. recriminations by a journalist closely . They have taken an enormous amount associated with the Yugoslav Army, · of money to Cyprus and to other for- and by extension with the Serbian Gov- I eign banks. Several billion dollars were entment of President Slobodan Milose- ' taken from the country." w~ · and by the leader of the· militant "The money is mainly abroad in Ute nationalist Serbian Radical Party, Vo- private accounts of people who are jjSlav Seselj. :. · · , .. . : very close to them and who are.faithful J:Mr. Seselj and hts one-time political i to them," h~ added. . . , ally;. Mr. Milosevic, have been at log- · . Mr. SeselJ named three Serbian offl- ~eads since this summer. when Mr. ' cials who were responsible.for coordi- Seselj's Radicals began accusing Mr. ' nating Serbian military operations in Milosevic's Socialists of corruption and . Croatia in 1991, and he acknowledged economic mismanagemenL . that the members of the Chetnik para- The Radicals' move lastcinonth for. a military group he leads received their parliamentary vote of no c0nfidence in weapons from the Yugoslav Army and the' ~vernment prompted Mr, Milose- the Serbian police. vie to dissolve Parliament and· call Mr. Seselj said he would never have elect,ions for Dec. 19. The authorities brought out the details of the Serbian .. '·· Government's participation in the Bos- nian and Croatian wars if the Serbian police had not begun arresting Chetnik militia members. A first admission In a news conference on Thursday, Mr. Seselj said the (:hetniks never act- ~;n a bitter Serbian e
November 17, 1993
MEMORANDUM
TO: Senator Dole
FROM: Randy Scheunemann Award Dinner SUBJECT: Nat'l Confederation of Ethnic Groups
of the Year" You are scheduled to accept the "Ethnic Man Ethnic Groups award from the National Confederation of American dinner. The dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. on at their annual are November 18 in S-207 (Mansfield Room). You Thursday, the dinner, to stop by anytime after the beginning of expected are expected. preferably around 7:15-7:45; roughly 75 attendees
Page 2 of 26 11/16/ 93 19:08 This documentSENRTOR is fromDOLE the S collectionsH-141 ~at theWICHITR Dole Archives, University of Kansas N0. 733 GJ02 http://dolearchives.ku.edu S ~ E ~.-l'taiuz. t\weJird -iu=~ -:t~~k NATIONAL CONFEDERATION ~ \
OF AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS, INC.~'( > r .
--e .. 4720 M~chusetts Av ~. Wa.Wn~~~ · 20016 ~· June 2S, 1993 'S' Z.0'1 • ~u.t.c.~·,t~\ ~ Uwor4 3. Y~. &tq. ?:1--t ,rr. 'j;oo
NMM>al SflcrdarJ MdDired«tl~ Z. ll~~Plt.l>. I o ··· · ·f ~_ .,, <.,/ ·'··r Treauwl ,._,/ Jolut Rlld:#d Gtntt.a Co..-; Dole, C1'flllla ll4lati, &J, ~,,., .c~,t~, 'Y'kie-~w. s.. zoci /Jr. ~114bt Recalling our decades-long acquaintance and ~tstr'LA.~ Dr. ~G- GaMr. CAi T. Ht1 cooperation, it gives roe a distinct pleasure of MJ. R.,_ Kot:ltno extending a most cordial i.IT¥itation tQ_¥Q .U_~.Q-. -fc.,. dt'u ,_.._ ho~ ;,,Im Ma/tar, f111...D. ~ ~»d address.the ,qa_la dinner of our 0 --"'.....-- JOllll!p/I l'loJujj confederation's national convention on Thursday, "1adi.ur ~"' IA Pltow; ~. PIV>. October 7 1 1993 7 P.H. and receive an Award fol:"'"- ~~ Meritorlous service for your concern with the-·--~ JIOfltH'OIM ~ s. St«Ur aspirations of American heritage groups. CNhu, ~~ ~ .cae,..~ At the same time, we would like your staff to obtain for us a suitable dinner room on the Senate side for ~~b'ora.~ about 100 dele~ates. We will make our own JOJ14'1t A. 1t1w..r. J. u. o. arrangements w1 th the Senate Restaurant system and Cbirmall ., stMdillc C.04\...+Heos+ pay directly to them in accordance with the rules and Adhtties: regulations. Dr. l!Jtdtwr ...., ~~e,tmldloll; Jl,.,u-dW~ We would like you to focus in your speech on the Cw&atiM .ct BJ--U-: contribution of the heritage group organizations and ~r~ the NCAEG to the return of freedom and democracy in ~ Dr. Edtf1rmJ (;, ~ Eastern Europe and on the remaining task to accomplish ...... A&Wn: the same in Asia. We represent strong Vietnamese and Pro/Utor JoM B. ~. n.D. other Indochinese groups, too, who will attend in :e.ttate ~ P,<(utw JaM. z.. ,,,., large numbers. R-RiPD: Jlyrott l.n/tUw Mem~Comnl: We will also honor several of our leaders, inlcuding HONlfWIM OOw 3. Slt1chf' Professor John Genys from the Lithuanian American NtdoMI Scicuri&y: Council, Rt. Rev. Bishop Tibor Domotor, the president JouplcP~ ~Md Cffilt Hp. of the American Hungarian Federation, Joseph Swider CM T. Bo from the Pol ish American National Alliance, state N~r-= Insurance commissioner of Pennsylvanuia, Ms. Cynthia H--"krlWtS.. ~ .,_ llcWiiaM: Maleski-Groch from the Slovak League of America and Skutltt;y S4d» Dr. Le Phuoc Sang, Chairman, Vietnamese Council for a 1t.!i'apm: 1'iaili ,.,. liP1"'4 Free Vi etnam.
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as soon as possible whether you Please let us know at would be available to speak and receive the award 7th dinner and whether you can obtain for the Ootober the Senate us a suitable room for the gala dinner on side. are with Looking forward to hearing from you soon, we best regards, very sincerely yours, ~>~~ z. Michael Szaz, Ph.D. National Secretary and Director of Immmigration
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Honorinr Outstanding Congressi.onaI and Heritage Leadets In the United States
The National Contederauon of American Ethnic Groups, Inc. requests the pleasure ot your company
at lts Pl'e-eonvenUon banquet to be held on
Thursday, November eighteenth, 1993
seven ojclock ln the evenlnir
at the Mansfield Room (S-207) United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.
R.8.V.P. Sttlte 101 by November 15 7200 Col'IUlleree Stteet (703) 888-1270 Spr1~eld, \llrdnla !!150
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p p '.. p I)) '.. l.D w P~OGllA.JI '· Weico,.,.u..,~ b e p l.D ' .. YarnbllJs1c, IS) ·. ;;· :' ,·7 .. :· ·· i ~ ._. Esq., Nauoa;u Presirie4~ Ndc111ar11 S. Pb..n. 7. Presentation or the Loyalty Award to Mr. Joseph C. l.D a liau,• ., """'"• . b ~" · ·'-e. (]., lilc. ' Swlder, Chairman, NatlonaJ Assembly of Representa- . ~~ .· . ; .· S.trift.te_ l111nz.,., .. Fea.,. .. ~ c.,IJ1a 11,,~ tlves, and. foundtnt member of H.().A.E.G .. lne. by Mr. -.011. .i.....,,._.... Joseph Plonsk~ Vlee President, N.C.A.E.G., roe. (J) Oft/c ).~
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REMARKS OF
SENATOR BOB DOLE
NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF
AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO
RECEIVE THIS AWARD FROM THE
NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF
AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LIKE THE MEMBERS OF
OTHER AMERICAN ETHNIC
ORGANIZATIONS, MANY OF YOU
HERE TONIGHT WERE NOT BORN
IN THE UNITED STATES.
YOU HAVE COME HERE
FROM FAR AWAY -- FROM
HUNGARY, FROM LITHUANIA,
FROM VIETNAM, FROM POLAND,
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FROM CROATIA, FROM
CAMBODIA. YOU LEFT YOUR
HOMELANDS AND CAME TO
AMERICA IN THE HOPE OF
FINDING FREEDOM -- FREEDOM
OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF
ASSEMBLY, FREEDOM OF
RELIGION. MANY OF YOU, YOUR
FAMILIES AND YOUR FRIENDS
ESCAPED PERSECUTION AND
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REPRESSION UNDER FASCISM
AND LATER, UNDER
COMMUNISM. MANY OF YOU
CAME HERE WITHOUT A PENNY,
WITHOUT KNOWING ENGLISH.
YOU CAME WITH NOTHING BUT
YOUR DREAMS OF A BETTER
FUTURE -- A FUTURE OF
FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY.
AND YOU KNEW, THAT WHAT
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MAKES SOMEONE AN AMERICAN
IS NOT THEIR RACE, THEIR
ETHNICITY OR THEIR RELIGION,
BUT A SHARED BELIEF IN
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
FOR ALL CITIZENS.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS
ONE HAVE HELPED THEIR
MEMBERS KEEP THEIR
HERITAGE ALIVE AND TEACH IT
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TO THEIR CHILDREN. THEY
SERVED AS A LINK BETWEEN
THEIR HOMELANDS AND THE
UNITED STATES, AND WERE
OFTEN A CRITICAL SOURCE OF
INFORMATION ON EVENTS IN
THEIR HOMELANDS.
NOW THAT FREEDOM HAS
COME TO MOST OF THE
COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AND
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EASTERN EUROPE, ETHNIC
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BECOME
A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE FOR
THESE NEW DEMOCRACIES --
TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING
A FREE PRESS, OF FACILITATING
WIDESPREAD POLITICAL
PARTICIPATION, AND OF
ENSURING EQUAL RIGHTS FOR
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ALL CITIZENS.
BUT, IN MY VIEW, ETHNIC
AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THIS ONE HAVE ALSO SERVED
AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS
AMERICA'S CONSCIENCE. THEY
HAVE CONTINUOUSLY REMINDED
US OF WHAT THE UNITED
STATES STANDS FOR; THEY
HAVE REMINDED US OF THE
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RESPONSIBILITIES THIS GREAT
NATION HAS AS THE LEADER OF
THE FREE WORLD --
RESPONSIBILITIES TO ASSIST
THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF
DISCRIMINATION, HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES AND GENOCIDE.
DURING THE COLD WAR,
AMERICANS OF EASTERN
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EUROPEAN DESCENT REMINDED
US OF THE MILLIONS LOCKED IN
CHAINS BEHIND THE IRON
CURTAIN. YEAR AFTER YEAR,
GROUPS LIKE THIS ONE CAME
TOGETHER TO COMMEMORATE
CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK -- TO
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN THE BALTIC STATES
WERE CONQUERED. WHAT
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HAPPENED IN HUNGARY IN 1956,
IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN 1968. IN
TOWNS ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, MONUMENTS AND
MEMORIALS WERE BUilT TO
THOSE WHO SUFFERED AND
DIED UNDER COMMUNIST
TYRANNY.
IN THE 1970s, THESE
IMMIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL
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AND EASTERN EUROPE WERE
JOINED BY FREEDOM-SEEKING
VIETNAMESE, LAOTIANS AND
CAMBODIANS WHO ESCAPED
THE KILLING FIELDS OF
INDOCHINA.
EARLIER THIS YEAR
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
OPENED HERE IN THE CAPITAL.
IT STANDS AS A MEMORIAL TO
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THE VICTIMS OF THE
HOLOCAUST AND A TRIBUTE TO
SURVIVORS OF THE
HOLOCAUST. BUT, IT ALSO
STANDS AS A LIVING
CHALLENGE TO US; A
CHALLENGE TO NEVER AGAIN
REMAIN SILENT AND PASSIVE IN
THE FACE OF GENOCIDE.
TRAGICALLY, THE LESSONS
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OF THE HOLOCAUST, THE
LESSONS OF THE IRON CURTAIN
HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN.
YES, THE BERLIN WALL CAME
TUMBLING DOWN; YES, THE
SOVIET UNION HAS CRUMBLED.
BUT, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, IN
THE HEART OF EUROPE,
GENOCIDE IS BEING WAGED
AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF
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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA.
IT SEEMS THAT TO THOSE
MAKING DECISIONS IN THE
BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE, IN
THE FRENCH FOREIGN
MINISTRY, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL,
EVEN IN THE HALLS OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT -- THE
MUNICH AGREEMENT, THE
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WARSAW GHETTO HAPPENED
CENTURIES AGO, NOT DECADES
AGO. ONCE AGAIN, POLICY
MAKERS ARE TEMPTED BY THE
EXPEDIENT, BUT UNPRINCIPLED
WAYS OF CHAMBERLAIN, AND
NOT THE COURAGE AND
FORTITUDE OF CHURCHILL.
AS WE CAME TO LEARN
SOME FIVE DECADES AGO, IF
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THE FREE WORLD FAILS TO
TAKE A STAND AGAINST
AGGRESSION AND GENOCIDE,
THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES
-- NOT JUST FOR THE VICTIMS
OF AGGRESSION -- BUT FOR ALL
OF US AS INTERNATIONAL
LEGAL PRINCIPLES -- SUCH AS
THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF
STATES -- ARE UNDERMINED
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AND RENDERED MEANINGLESS.
IF AGGRESSION IS ALLOWED TO
GO UNPUNISHED THERE IS NO
HOPE FOR A NEW WORLD
ORDER. THAT IS WHY THE U.S.
LED THE COALITION TO
LIBERATE KUWAIT. IF WE
TOLERATE AND SANCTION
AGGRESSION IN BOSNIA, WE
WILL BE INVITING AGGRESSION
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AROUND THE GLOBE.
SO, WHILE THE COLD WAR
IS OVER, THERE ARE STILL
THREATS TO FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY, TO STABILITY AND
GLOBAL ORDER. AND,
THEREFORE, THERE IS STILL A
GREAT NEED FOR
ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE THE
NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF
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AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS, TO
SERVE AS AMERICA'S
CONSCIENCE FOR YEARS TO
COME.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU
FOR AWARDING ME THE
NATIONAL CONFEDERATIONS OF
AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS'
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD.
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