[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 51 Received in Senate (RDS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 51


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 1996

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning economic development, 
     environmental improvement, and stability in the Baltic region.

Whereas from 1945 to the early 1990's Kaliningrad was a Russian 
        military outpost consisting of as many as 200,000 Russian 
        military personnel concentrated in an area of 15,000 square 
        kilometers and Kaliningrad has suffered substantial 
        environmental damage as a result of this military presence;
Whereas since this time the number of Russian military personnel in 
        Kaliningrad has declined significantly, although the number of 
        such personnel in the region is still substantial;
Whereas polls conducted by the Kaliningrad Sociological Center have 
        shown that over 60 percent of the Kaliningrad public favors 
        development of Kaliningrad as an economic bridge between Europe 
        and Russia;
Whereas establishment of Kaliningrad as a free economic zone by the 
        Russian Government in 1994 represents a positive step toward 
        Kaliningrad's integration into the Baltic and European 
        economies and toward giving Kaliningrad an opportunity to 
        flourish economically and to contribute substantially to the 
        well-being of the Baltic region; and
Whereas Russian economic analysts at the Russian Foreign Policy 
        Foundation have noted that militarization of Kaliningrad 
        ``corresponded neither to the needs of the population of the 
        region itself, nor to the necessities of its economic 
        development'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have the right to self-
        determination which extends to the conduct of their foreign 
        policy regarding membership in the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization;
            (2) development of the Kaliningrad region as a free trade 
        zone will help ensure the freedom and future prosperity and 
        stability of the Baltic region; and
            (3) continued military reductions in and environmental 
        restoration of the Kaliningrad region will greatly facilitate 
        economic development and prosperity in Kaliningrad.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.