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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 96 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 96

 Concerning the removal of Russian troops from the independent Baltic 
               States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1993

  Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
  Markey, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
  McNulty, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Applegate, and Mr. Cardin) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Concerning the removal of Russian troops from the independent Baltic 
               States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Whereas the armed forces of the former Soviet Union, currently under control of 
        the Russian Federation, continue to be deployed on the territory of the 
        sovereign and independent Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and 
        Lithuania against the wishes of the Baltic peoples and their 
        governments;
Whereas the stationing of military forces on the territory of another sovereign 
        state against the will of that state is contrary to international law;
Whereas the presence of Russian military forces in the Baltic States may present 
        a destabilizing effect on the governments of these states;
Whereas the governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have demanded that the 
        Russian Federation remove such forces from their territories;
Whereas Article 15 of the July 1992 Helsinki Summit Declaration of the 
        Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe specifically calls for 
        the conclusion, without delay, of appropriate bilateral agreements, 
        including timetables, for the ``early, orderly and complete withdrawal 
        of such foreign troops from the territories of the Baltic states'';
Whereas the United States is aware of the difficulties facing the Russian 
        Federation in resettling Russian soldiers and their families in Russia, 
        and that the lack of housing is a factor in the expeditious removal of 
        Russian troops;
Whereas the United States is committed to providing assistance to the Russian 
        Federation for construction of housing and job retraining for returning 
        troops in an attempt to help alleviate this burden; and
Whereas the United States is encouraged by the progress achieved thus far in 
        removal of such troops, and welcomes the agreement reached between the 
        Russian Federation and Lithuania establishing the August 1993 deadline 
        for troop removal: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress calls upon the Government of the Russian Federation 
to continue to remove its troops from the independent Baltic States of 
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania through a firm, expeditious, and 
conscientiously observed schedule.

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