[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 185 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 185

Supporting the results of the East Timor plebiscite held on August 30, 
      1999, and calling for an end to the violence in East Timor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1999

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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Supporting the results of the East Timor plebiscite held on August 30, 
      1999, and calling for an end to the violence in East Timor.

Whereas in March 1999 Indonesia and Portugal reached an agreement to allow the 
        people of East Timor a ``direct vote'' on independence;
Whereas the vote, originally scheduled for August 8, 1999, took place August 30, 
        1999, and resulted in 78 percent of the voting East Timorese choosing 
        independence;
Whereas since the election there has been an escalation of violence perpetrated 
        by the anti-independence paramilitary forces, reported to be assisted by 
        the Indonesian military and police; and
Whereas villages have been burned, East Timorese have been murdered and beaten, 
        and international observers and media have fled East Timor for their own 
        safety: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) supports the results of the East Timor plebiscite held 
        on August 30, 1999;
            (2) strongly urges the Government of Indonesia to end the 
        military and police involvement with the anti-independence 
        militia;
            (3) strongly urges the Government of Indonesia to end the 
        violence in East Timor immediately and begin taking steps to 
        honor the election results;
            (4) urges the President to provide the United Nations 
        whatever assistance is needed to help secure the peace and 
        independence of the East Timorese; and
            (5) urges the United Nations to take immediate action, 
        including the deployment of peacekeeping forces, to end the 
        outbreak of violence in East Timor.
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