[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 183 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 183   

Calling upon the Government of Indonesia to respect the results of the 
September 4, 1999, referendum on the status of East Timor and to bring 
     about an immediate end to the violence in East Timor with the 
           assistance of United Nations forces if necessary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1999

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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Calling upon the Government of Indonesia to respect the results of the 
September 4, 1999, referendum on the status of East Timor and to bring 
     about an immediate end to the violence in East Timor with the 
           assistance of United Nations forces if necessary.

Whereas on September 4, 1999, the people of East Timor overwhelmingly voted for 
        independence from Indonesia;
Whereas after the voting was concluded violence broke out in East Timor;
Whereas although the violence is being perpetrated in East Timor by army-backed 
        militias it is unclear who is directing these militias;
Whereas the Government of Indonesia declared martial law in East Timor to quell 
        the violence;
Whereas the establishment of martial law in East Timor has failed to stop the 
        violence;
Whereas it has been reported that hundreds of people have been killed and 
        injured since the violence began in East Timor;
Whereas it has been reported that many of East Timor's 800,000 residents have 
        been forced to flee East Timor;
Whereas the United Nations compound in Dili, East Timor, was besieged, and 
        access to food, water, and electricity was intentionally cut off; and
Whereas the international community has called upon the Government of Indonesia 
        to either take immediate and concrete steps to end the violence in East 
        Timor or allow a United Nations-sponsored international force to enter 
        East Timor and restore order: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress calls upon the Government of Indonesia to respect the 
results of the September 4, 1999, referendum on the status of East 
Timor and to bring about an immediate end to the violence in East Timor 
with the assistance of United Nations forces if necessary.
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