U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II : The Issue of Compensation by Japan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State governments.

World War, 1939-1945.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (42 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.

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Summary:

Examines issues surrounding payment of compensation by Japan to U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian internees held by Japan during WWII. Discusses various related issues, including roles of the War Claims Commission and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, war claims compensation, survival rates in Japanese and German WWII camps, POWs made to perform forced labor, reports of experimentation on POWs, missing records, efforts to obtain an apology, and Congressional, State, and legal efforts to obtain more compensation. Includes bibliography.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II: The Issue of Compensation by Japan

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