[House Document 104-6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





                                     

        104th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House 
Document 104-6


 
       STATUS REPORT ON THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

     HIS FOURTH REPORT ON THE CONTINUING DEPLOYMENT OF A U.S. ARMY 
PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT AS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE 
   (UNPROFOR) IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM), 
               CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION




January 4, 1995.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations 
                       and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                     Washington, December 22, 1994.
Hon. Thomas S. Foley,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I am providing you my fourth report on 
the continuing deployment of a U.S. Army peacekeeping 
contingent as part of the United Nations Protection Force 
(UNPROFOR) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
(FYROM), consistent with the War Powers Resolution.
    As you know, U.N. Security Council Resolution 795 
established the UNPROFOR Macedonia mission as part of an effort 
to prevent the Balkan conflict from spreading and to contribute 
stability in the region. This mission was initially composed of 
a Nordic battalion, which deployed in early 1993. In July 1993, 
I directed that a U.S. Army contingent be deployed to FYROM in 
order to augment the UNPROFOR Macedonia mission, a deployment 
welcomed by the U.N. Security Council in its Resolution 842. In 
April of this year, the United Nations requested that we 
increase the U.S. contingent in order to replace elements of 
the Nordic battalion, which was being redeployed to Bosnia-
Herzegovina. In response to this request, we augmented the U.S. 
contingent with the deployment of an additional U.S. Army 
reinforced company.
    Through observation and monitoring operations along the 
FYROM border with Serbia, UNPROFOR Macedonia continues to be 
effective in preventing a spillover of the conflict. This 
mission has been carried out safely with no hostilities 
encountered and no U.S. casualties since the operation began. 
The mission has the support of both the FYROM Government and 
its people. Our forces will remain fully prepared not only to 
fulfill their peacekeeping mission, but to defend themselves if 
necessary. The units currently comprising the U.S. contingent 
will soon be replaced by approximately 500 soldiers from 3rd 
Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, 
Kirchgons, Germany.
    The U.S. contribution to the UNPROFOR Macedonia 
peacekeeping effort is part of our larger continuing commitment 
toward resolving the extremely difficult situation in the 
former Yugoslavia. I have continued the deployment of U.S. 
Armed Forces for these purposes pursuant to my constitutional 
authority to conduct foreign relations and as Commander in 
Chief.
    I remain grateful for the continuing support the Congress 
has provided, and I look forward to continued cooperation with 
you in this endeavor.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.