[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 273 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 273

Condemning the military intervention by the Government of the Republic 
   of Angola into the Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 1997

  Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Hastings of Florida) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning the military intervention by the Government of the Republic 
   of Angola into the Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.

Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former President Denis Sassou-Nguesso 
        in a 1992 election in the Republic of the Congo that was determined to 
        be free and fair;
Whereas in October 1997 troops of the Government of the Republic of Angola 
        assisted in the capture of Pointe Noire, a city in the southern part of 
        the Republic of the Congo;
Whereas the Government of Angola sent more than 1,000 troops into the Republic 
        of the Congo from neighboring Cabinda, including a MiG-23 fighter and 
        ground attack squadrons;
Whereas the Government of Angola provided military supplies and support to 
        former President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to assist his efforts to unseat 
        the democratically-elected President Pascal Lissouba;
Whereas the Lusaka Protocol of 1994 requires that the Government of Angola 
        inform the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) of any 
        troop movements;
Whereas the actions by Angola are a violation of Article 2 of the United Nations 
        Charter which forbids member states from ``the threat or use of force 
        against the territorial integrity or political independence of any 
        state''; and
Whereas the actions by Angola are a violation of Article III of the Organization 
        of African Unity Charter which mandates ``Respect for the sovereignty 
        and territorial integrity of each State'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the military intervention by the Government of 
        the Republic of Angola into the Republic of the Congo;
            (2) calls on the Government of Angola to immediately 
        withdraw all military troops, supplies, and other assistance 
        from the Republic of the Congo;
            (3) encourages the United States Government to condemn the 
        military intervention by the Government of Angola into the 
        Republic of the Congo and its violation of the Lusaka Protocol, 
        the United Nations Charter, and the Organization of African 
        Unity Charter;
            (4) urges the United States Government to withhold any 
        military training and assistance to Angola until it ceases all 
        military activities in the Republic of the Congo; and
            (5) expresses concern that the United States Government has 
        sought to strengthen military ties with the Government of 
        Angola in advance of the full implementation of the Lusaka 
        Protocol and the full integration of the Angolan military.
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