Amendments to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988

hearing before the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session on ... H.R. 4551, H.R. 4553, and H.R. 4570 ... March 26, 1992. by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

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Written in English

Published: 1993 Pages: 66 Downloads: 693

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United States.

Subjects:

Japanese Americans -- Civil rights.,
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.,
Compensation (Law) -- United States.

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LC Classifications	KF27 .J832 1992f
The Physical Object
Pagination	iii, 66 p. ;
Number of Pages	66
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL1518567M
ISBN 10	0160401259
LC Control Number	93204546
OCLC/WorldCa	27804402

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