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Document 104-6
STATUS REPORT ON THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
HIS FOURTH REPORT ON THE CONTINUING DEPLOYMENT OF A U.S. ARMY
PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT AS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE
(UNPROFOR) IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM),
CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION
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January 4, 1995.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations
and ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, December 22, 1994.
Hon. Thomas S. Foley,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I am providing you my fourth report on
the continuing deployment of a U.S. Army peacekeeping
contingent as part of the United Nations Protection Force
(UNPROFOR) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(FYROM), consistent with the War Powers Resolution.
As you know, U.N. Security Council Resolution 795
established the UNPROFOR Macedonia mission as part of an effort
to prevent the Balkan conflict from spreading and to contribute
stability in the region. This mission was initially composed of
a Nordic battalion, which deployed in early 1993. In July 1993,
I directed that a U.S. Army contingent be deployed to FYROM in
order to augment the UNPROFOR Macedonia mission, a deployment
welcomed by the U.N. Security Council in its Resolution 842. In
April of this year, the United Nations requested that we
increase the U.S. contingent in order to replace elements of
the Nordic battalion, which was being redeployed to Bosnia-
Herzegovina. In response to this request, we augmented the U.S.
contingent with the deployment of an additional U.S. Army
reinforced company.
Through observation and monitoring operations along the
FYROM border with Serbia, UNPROFOR Macedonia continues to be
effective in preventing a spillover of the conflict. This
mission has been carried out safely with no hostilities
encountered and no U.S. casualties since the operation began.
The mission has the support of both the FYROM Government and
its people. Our forces will remain fully prepared not only to
fulfill their peacekeeping mission, but to defend themselves if
necessary. The units currently comprising the U.S. contingent
will soon be replaced by approximately 500 soldiers from 3rd
Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Kirchgons, Germany.
The U.S. contribution to the UNPROFOR Macedonia
peacekeeping effort is part of our larger continuing commitment
toward resolving the extremely difficult situation in the
former Yugoslavia. I have continued the deployment of U.S.
Armed Forces for these purposes pursuant to my constitutional
authority to conduct foreign relations and as Commander in
Chief.
I remain grateful for the continuing support the Congress
has provided, and I look forward to continued cooperation with
you in this endeavor.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton.
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