One witness noted the ferocity of the attack by stating that the streets ran with blood. The United States Ambassador to Turkey at the time. Henry Morgenthau. a witness to the genocide. noted that "When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations. they were giving the death warrant to a whole race. they understood this well. and in their conversations with me. they made no particular attempt to conceal the fact." Mr. Speaker. I believe that it is long past time for the Congress to officially recognize the fact that such a terrible crime against humanity took place.
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