[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 333 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 333

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should support 
Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
Council if there is to be an expansion of this important international 
                                 body.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 1997

 Mr. Gephardt (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Pascrell) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should support 
Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
Council if there is to be an expansion of this important international 
                                 body.

Whereas Italy organized and led a multi-national peace enforcement operation in 
        Albania last spring under United Nations authority to restore order and 
        organize democratic elections;
Whereas Italy provided the second largest United Nations troop contingent in 
        Somalia;
Whereas in 1983 Italy joined the United States in a multilateral force to bring 
        peace and stability to Lebanon and Italy still participates in the 
        ongoing U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon;
Whereas Italy brokered the peace settlement in Mozambique and led the 
        peacekeeping force that implemented it;
Whereas Italy hosts at Brindisi the sole United Nations logistical base 
        supporting peacekeeping operations worldwide;
Whereas Italy's strategic location in the Mediterranean makes it an 
        indispensable partner in security operations in multiple zones of 
        instability;
Whereas Italy hosts airbases from which the United States and its NATO partners 
        have conducted air operations over the former Yugoslavia;
Whereas Italy is the world's fifth largest economy and next year becomes the 
        U.N.'s fifth largest assessed contributor;
Whereas Italy's contribution to the U.N. is greater than that of Britain, Russia 
        and China, three permanent members of the Security Council;
Whereas President Clinton stated, ``Italy has been and continues to be one of 
        our closest allies and strategic partners in the world community; and
Whereas the U.S. State Department has been actively supporting a reorganization 
        plan that would give Germany and Japan permanent seats on the United 
        Nations Security Council, to the exclusion of Italy: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Congress--
            (1) urges the President to oppose any reorganization plan 
        for the expansion of the Security Council which does not 
        include Italy;
            (2) urges the President to support Italy's inclusion as a 
        permanent member if there is to be an expansion of the United 
        Nations Security Council; and
            (3) urges the State Department to develop a reorganization 
        plan of the United Nations Security Council that would 
        incorporate nations that have played a significant role in 
        fostering world peace and stability such as Italy.
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