[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 163 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 163

 Concerning the release of the American hostages in Somalia and United 
                    States Armed Forces withdrawal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1993

   Mr. Camp submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Concerning the release of the American hostages in Somalia and United 
                    States Armed Forces withdrawal.

Whereas the goal in sending United States Armed Forces to Somalia, to allow food 
        to reach the starving, has been accomplished;
Whereas on May 4, 1993, the United Nations assumed oversight of peacekeeping 
        operations in Somalia;
Whereas 4,700 United States Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to Somalia 
        under Operation Restore Hope since December 1992, and 27 Americans have 
        been killed while serving there;
Whereas American servicemen are currently being detained against their will as 
        hostages in Somalia; and
Whereas United States Armed Forces should be withdrawn from Somalia as safely 
        and expeditiously as possible: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the President should obtain 
the release of the members of the United States Armed Forces who are 
hostages in Somalia and prepare a plan for the immediate withdrawal of 
United States Armed Forces from Somalia.

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