[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 124 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 124

  Expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming His Holiness the XIV 
               Dalai Lama of Tibet to the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 1997

    Mr. Lantos (for himself and Mr. Porter) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming His Holiness the XIV 
               Dalai Lama of Tibet to the United States.

Whereas on September 21, 1987, the Dalai Lama visited the United States Congress 
        at the invitation of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus and publicly 
        presented his Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet for the first time;
Whereas on December 11, 1989, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 
        in recognition of the Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet and his consistent 
        principled resistance to the use of force or violence;
Whereas on this, the tenth anniversary of the presentation of the Dalai Lama's 
        Five Point Peace Plan, the Government of the People's Republic of China 
        has yet to enter into serious discussions, without preconditions, with 
        the Dalai Lama or his representatives, in spite of repeated calls from 
        the United States and other governments to do so;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China continues to carry out 
        policies that threaten the existence of Tibet's unique religious, 
        cultural and linguistic traditions, despite urging from the United 
        States and other governments that the People's Republic of China take 
        measures to respect these unique traditions;
Whereas the Dalai Lama's first visit to Taiwan in March 1997 and his message of 
        tolerance and non-violence resonated among millions of people in Taiwan; 
        and
Whereas His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet will be visiting Washington, 
        D.C., in April 1997: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) 
that the Congress
            (1) warmly welcomes His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of 
        Tibet to the United States;
            (2) urges the President to meet with His Holiness the Dalai 
        Lama during his visit to discuss substantive issues;
            (3) requests the President to continue to urge the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China to meet with the 
        Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, to 
        discuss a solution to the impasse in their relations; and
            (4) requests His Holiness the Dalai Lama to communicate to 
        the Tibetan people that the Congress and the American people 
        support them in their struggle to preserve Tibetan identity and 
        to protect and exercise their freedoms.
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