U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II : The Issue of Compensation by Japan.
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, surviva...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2002.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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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. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |