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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1735 

Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its unprovoked military 

attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 

MANZULLO, Mr. DJOU, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its 

unprovoked military attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010. 

Whereas Yeonpyeong Island is a South Korean island in the 

Yellow Sea, inhabited by over 1,000 South Korean civilians and military personnel; 

Whereas, on November 23, 2010, at approximately 2:34 p.m. 

local time, the North Korean military began firing artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island; 

Whereas North Korea fired over 100 artillery shells, causing 

considerable harm and damage; 


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Whereas the artillery barrage killed 2 South Korean marines, 

2 civilians, and wounded at least 19 others; 

Whereas the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group 

is conducting exercises with Republic of Korea naval 

forces in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeong Island follows 

the hostile torpedo attack against the South Korean 

naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, that killed 46 

sailors; 

Whereas the North Korean artillery barrage was one of the 

most serious attacks on civilians since the Korean War, 

and press reports indicate the highest levels of North Korea’s government ordered the attack; 

Whereas the recent disclosure of a newly operational North 

Korean uranium enrichment plant is a violation of United 

Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 

(2006), and 1874 (2009); and 

Whereas the United States is firmly committed to the defense 

of South Korea and to the maintenance of regional peace 

and stability: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns North Korea in the strongest 

3 terms for its unprovoked military attack against 

4 South Korea in violation of the Korean War Armi5 stice Agreement and for causing civilian casualties; 

6 (2) calls for North Korea to renounce further 

7 acts of aggression and abide by the terms of the Ko8 rean War Armistice Agreement and its international 

9 obligations; 


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1 (3) expresses its deep condolences and sym2 pathy to the South Korean victims and their fami3 lies; 

4 (4) stands in solidarity with the people and 

5 Government of the Republic of Korea at this time of 

6 national crisis; 

7 (5) reaffirms its strong commitment to the alli8 ance between the United States and the Republic of 

9 Korea, the security of South Korea, and stability on 

10 the Korean Peninsula; 

11 (6) supports further close, security cooperation 

12 between the United States and the Republic of 

13 Korea; 

14 (7) encourages continued dialogue and coopera15 tion between the United States and United States 

16 allies and other countries in the region in the inter17 ests of enhancing peace and security in the Asia-Pa18 cific region; 

19 (8) calls on China to restrain North Korea, its 

20 treaty ally, from further acts of belligerence and to 

21 work constructively with the international commu22 nity to promote regional stability; 

23 (9) calls upon North Korea to immediately 

24 cease any and all uranium enrichment activities and 

25 take concrete steps to dismantle, under international 


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1 verification and assistance, all sensitive nuclear fa2 cilities, in accordance with United Nations Security 

3 Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), and 

4 1874 (2009); and 

5 (10) urges responsible nations to abide by 

6 United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 

7 1718, and 1874, and to fully implement the sanc8 tions and other obligations contained therein. 

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