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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 587

Expressing appreciation to the people of Okinawa for hosting United States

defense facilities, commending the Government of Japan for choosing

Okinawa as the site for hosting the summit meeting of the G–8 countries,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii submitted the following resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on International Relations

RESOLUTION

Expressing appreciation to the people of Okinawa for hosting

United States defense facilities, commending the Government of Japan for choosing Okinawa as the site for

hosting the summit meeting of the G–8 countries, and

for other purposes.

Whereas the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, signed at Washington January 19, 1960 (11 UST 1632), serves the

common security needs of the United States and Japan

and is the foundation of peace and stability in East Asia;

Whereas the maintenance of the forward-based elements of

the Armed Forces of the United States gives credibility

to the United States role in the region;
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Whereas the largest United States military bases in East

Asia are in Okinawa;

Whereas, in attending the summit meeting of the G–8 countries in Okinawa in July 2000, President Clinton made

the first visit by a United States President to Okinawa;

Whereas the late Keizo Obuchi, former Prime Minister of

Japan, strongly supported the choice of Okinawa as the

site for the summit meeting of the G–8 countries and devoted much energy to Okinawan affairs;

Whereas Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori of Japan is deeply

committed to the development of the prefecture of Okinawa and contributed to the successful hosting of the

summit meeting of the G–8 countries in Okinawa; and

Whereas Governor Keichi Inamine of Okinawa and the people

of Okinawa have shown their desire to play a significantly greater role in regional and global affairs through

their hosting of the summit meeting of the G–8 countries

and other initiatives: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) expresses its deep appreciation to the people

3 of Okinawa for hosting the United States military

4 facilities in Okinawa, which are of vital importance

5 to peace and stability in East Asia;

6 (2) commends the Government of Japan for its

7 choice of Okinawa as the site for hosting the leaders

8 of the G–8 countries;
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1 (3) thanks the people of Okinawa for their role

2 in ensuring the success of the summit meeting of the

3 G–8 countries; and

4 (4) urges the President to work with the leaders

5 of Japan to devise a joint United States-Japan edu6 cation initiative that strengthens the human re7 source base in Okinawa, particularly with a view to

8 meeting Okinawa’s economic needs and Asia-Pacific

9 aspirations.

10 SEC. 2. In this resolution, the term ‘‘G–8 countries’’

11 means the group of countries consisting of France, Ger12 many, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States,

13 Canada, Italy, and Russia established to facilitate eco14 nomic cooperation among the eight major economic pow15 ers.

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