[House Document 106-281]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

106th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-281



 
                   REPORT ON PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN
                         THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

 A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT, CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, TO 
HELP ENSURE THAT THE CONGRESS IS KEPT FULLY INFORMED ON CONTINUED U.S. 
    CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN THE FORMER 
                               YUGOSLAVIA




    September 6, 2000.--Referred to the Committee on International 
                  Relations and ordered to be printed

                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, July 25, 2000.

Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Speaker: In my report to the Congress of January 
25, 2000, I provided further information on the deployment of 
combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces to Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
other states in the region in order to participate in and 
support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led 
Stabilization Force (SFOR), which began its mission and assumed 
authority from the NATO-led Implementation Force on December 
20, 1996. I am providing this supplemental report, consistent 
with the War Powers Resolution, to help ensure that the 
Congress is kept fully informed on continued U.S. contributions 
in support of peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia.
    In Resolution 1305 of June 21, 2000, the U.N. Security 
Council authorized member states to continue SFOR for a period 
of 12 months. The mission of SFOR is to provide a continued 
military presence in order to deter hostilities, stabilize and 
consolidate the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, contribute to 
a secure environment and provide, within its means and 
capabilities, selective support to key areas and key civil 
implementation organizations.
    The U.S. force contribution to SFOR in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina has been reduced from approximately 6,200 to 4,600 
personnel since may last report. United States personnel 
comprise 19 percent of the total SFOR force. In the first half 
of 2000, 18 NATO nations and 16 others, including Russia and 
Ukraine, have provided military personnel or other support to 
SFOR. Most U.S. forces are assigned to Multinational Division, 
North, centered around the city of Tuzla. In addition, U.S. 
military personnel are deployed to other countries in the 
region in support of those efforts. Specifically, approximately 
1,000 U.S. military personnel are presently deployed to 
Hungary, Croatia, and Italy in order to provide logistical and 
other support to SFOR. The U.S. forces continue to support SFOR 
efforts to apprehend persons indicted for war crimes. In the 
last 6 months, U.S. forces have sustained no combat-related 
fatalities.
    I have directed the participation of U.S. Armed Forces in 
these operations pursuant to my constitutional authority to 
conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and 
Chief Executive, and in accordance with various statutory 
authorities.
    I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep 
the Congress fully informed about developments in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, and other states in the region. I will continue to 
consult closely with the Congress regarding our efforts to 
foster peace and stability in the former Yugoslavia.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.

                                
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