BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AJR 41 (Ian Calderon and Wilk)
As Amended April 10, 2014
Majority vote
RULES 9-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Brown, |
| |Ch�vez, Dababneh, |
| |Gonzalez, Quirk, |
| |Ridley-Thomas, Waldron |
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SUMMARY : This measure would commend the service delivered by
Near East Relief to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and
the Assyrian Genocide. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)During the Armenian Genocide of 1915 through 1923, 1.5 million
men, women, and children of Armenian descent lost their lives
at the hands of the Young Turks regime then ruling the Ottoman
Empire in its attempt to systematically eliminate the Armenian
race.
2)In response to the Genocide and at the behest of President
Woodrow Wilson and the United States State Department, the
Near East Relief organization was founded and was provided
unprecedented complete access to all United States Government
documents and files concerning the plight of Christian
minorities.
3)The generous philanthropy of the American people, including
many Californians, directly resulted in the salvation of the
Armenian and Assyrian refugees. Near East Relief's efforts
resulted in delivering $117 million in assistance between 1915
and 1930, including the delivery of food, clothing, and
materials for shelter, and setting up refugee camps, clinics,
hospitals, and orphanages.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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