[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1629]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 207--MARKING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLARIS 
  SALES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF 
                   GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

  Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. King) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 207

       Whereas, on December 21, 1962, President John F. Kennedy 
     and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan met 
     in Nassau, Bahamas, and issued a joint statement (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Statement on Nuclear Defense Systems''), 
     agreeing that the United States would make Polaris missiles 
     available on a continuing basis to the United Kingdom for use 
     in submarines;
       Whereas, on April 6, 1963, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and 
     Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States David Ormsby-
     Gore signed the Polaris Sales Agreement, reaffirming the 
     Statement on Nuclear Defense Systems and agreeing that the 
     United States Government shall provide and the Government of 
     the United Kingdom shall purchase from the United States 
     Government Polaris missiles, equipment, and supporting 
     services;
       Whereas the HMS Resolution launched the first Polaris 
     missile of the United Kingdom on February 15, 1968, and, in 
     1969, commenced the first strategic deterrent patrol for the 
     United Kingdom, initiating a continuous at-sea deterrent 
     posture for the United Kingdom that remains in effect;
       Whereas the Polaris Sales Agreement was amended to include 
     the Trident II (D5) strategic weapon system on October 19, 
     1982, in Washington, D.C., through an exchange of notes 
     between Secretary of State Jonathan Howe and Her Majesty's 
     Ambassador to the United States Oliver Wright; and
       Whereas through an exchange of letters in 2008 between 
     Secretary of Defense the Honorable Robert Gates and Secretary 
     of State for Defence of the United Kingdom the Right 
     Honorable Desmond Browne and under the auspices of the 
     Polaris Sales Agreement, the United States Government and the 
     Government of the United Kingdom agreed to continue 
     cooperation to design a common missile compartment for the 
     follow-on ballistic missile submarines of each nation: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) marks the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales 
     Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of 
     Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the 
     United States of America, done at Washington April 6, 1963;
       (2) congratulates the Royal Navy for steadfastly 
     maintaining a Continuous At-Sea Deterrent;
       (3) recognizes the important contribution of the Continuous 
     At-Sea Deterrent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
       (4) reaffirms that the United Kingdom is a valued and 
     special ally of the United States; and
       (5) looks forward to continuing and strengthening the 
     shared commitment of the United States and the United Kingdom 
     to sustain submarine-based strategic deterrents well into the 
     future.

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