    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [March 2, 2004]
    [Pages 295-296]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Further Deployment of United
    States Military Forces in Haiti
    March 2, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        In my report to the Congress of February 25, 2004, I provided
    information on the deployment of combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces to
    Haiti. I am providing this additional report, consistent with the War
    Powers Resolution, to help ensure that the Congress is kept fully
    informed on U.S. military activities in Haiti.
        On February 29, 2004, approximately 200 additional U.S. combat-
    equipped, military personnel from the U.S. Joint Forces Command deployed
    to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to secure key facilities, to facilitate the
    continued repatriation of Haitian migrants, to help create conditions in
    the capital for the anticipated arrival of the Multinational Interim
    Force, to protect American citizens as may be required, and for other
    purposes consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1529
    (2004). I anticipate additional combat-equipped military personnel will
    be deployed to Haiti until the situation in Haiti stabilizes. The forces
    that the United States deployed and continues to deploy will be part of
    the Multinational Interim Force.
        The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution
    1529 on February 29, 2004. It authorized the deployment of a
    Multinational Interim Force to contribute to a more secure and more

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    stable environment in the Haitian capital and elsewhere, to facilitate
    the provision of humanitarian assistance and the access of humanitarian
    aid workers to the Haitian people, and for other purposes.
        It is anticipated U.S. forces will redeploy when the Multinational
    Interim Force has transitioned to a follow-on United Nations
    stabilization force.
        I have taken this action pursuant to my constitutional authority to
    conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief
    Executive. I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the
    Congress informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Ted Stevens, President pro tempore of the
    Senate.