[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 51 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 51

Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the removal of Russian 
                        troops from Kaliningrad.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1995

 Mr. Cox of California submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the removal of Russian 
                        troops from Kaliningrad.

Whereas the historic Konigsberg area in the Baltic, now known as Kaliningrad, 
        belonged to Germany prior to World War II;
Whereas after Germany's defeat in World War II the victorious countries agreed 
        at the Potsdam Conference that the Konigsberg area would be administered 
        by the Soviet Union pending the signing of a formal peace treaty, at 
        which time sovereignty over the Konigsberg area would be decided;
Whereas because of the advent of the cold war, a peace treaty with Germany was 
        not signed until 1990, at which time Germany relinquished its claims to 
        the Konigsberg area but German sovereignty was not transferred to any 
        other country;
Whereas from 1945 until its demise, the Soviet Union destroyed the historical 
        sites of Konigsberg, renamed the area Kaliningrad, removed its 
        population by extermination and deportation, caused substantial 
        environmental damage, and caused the area to become a military outpost 
        consisting of 200,000 military personnel in an area of 15,100 square 
        kilometers;
Whereas the Russian Federation has succeeded to the obligations of the Soviet 
        Union in this area; and
Whereas the existence of the Kaliningrad military outpost poses a threat to the 
        peace and security of the Baltic region and Europe, particularly to 
        Lithuania which finds itself perilously located between Kaliningrad and 
        Belarus, two of the most militarized regions of the world: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Kaliningrad/Konigsberg area should be made into a 
        demilitarized zone, and the Russian Federation should remove 
        all its military forces from such area;
            (2) the administration of the Kaliningrad/Konigsberg area 
        should be transferred from the Russian Federation to an 
        international body; and
            (3) appropriate international and regional agencies should 
        be requested to conduct and implement studies to restore the 
        environmental integrity of the area.
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