IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 456 
Expressing support for the memorandum of understanding signed by the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement 
on August 15, 2005, to end the conflict in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, 
Indonesia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 
WEXLER, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the memorandum of understanding 
signed by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia 
and the Free Aceh Movement on August 15, 2005, to 
end the conflict in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indo-
nesia. 
Whereas for three decades there has been a continuous armed 
conflict in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indonesia; 
Whereas violence between the Indonesian military and the 
Free Aceh Movement has resulted in an estimated 15,000 
deaths in the region; 
Whereas the tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004, 
killed at least 165,000 people in Aceh and devastated the 
landscape;
•HRES 456 IH 
Whereas after the tsunami both the Government of Indonesia 
and the Free Aceh Movement recognized that a peaceful 
settlement of the conflict would have to be reached to en-
able the rebuilding of Aceh; 
Whereas after months of negotiating through the Crisis Man-
agement Initiative chaired by former President Martti 
Ahtisaari of Finland, the parties agreed to a draft memo-
randum of understanding to end the conflict in July 
2005; 
Whereas Hamid Awaludin, Minister of Law and Human 
Rights of Indonesia, and Malik Mahmud, of the Free 
Aceh Movement, signed the final memorandum of under-
standing on August 15, 2005, in Helsinki; 
Whereas the memorandum of understanding provides a time-
table for disarmament of the Free Aceh Movement and 
troop withdrawals by the Indonesian military; 
Whereas the memorandum of understanding provides the 
people of Aceh with new political powers and the right to 
retain 70 percent of the revenues from certain natural re-
source extractions from the province; 
Whereas a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a 
Human Rights Court will be established for Aceh; 
Whereas the Free Aceh Movement has agreed to forego its 
demand for independence; and 
Whereas Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 
has provided amnesty and released hundreds of Free 
Aceh Movement members being held in prison since the 
signing of the peace agreement: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
•HRES 456 IH 
(1) expresses support for the memorandum of 
understanding signed by the Government of the Re-
public of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 
August 15, 2005, to end the conflict in Aceh, a 
province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and congratulates 
both parties for their willingness to compromise; 
(2) expresses the hope that both parties live up 
to their commitments under the memorandum of un-
derstanding and that peace and security can finally 
be achieved in Aceh after three decades; and 
(3) encourages the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development to commit resources in 
guaranteeing the peace and building a strong civil 
society in Aceh. 
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