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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 16, 1995
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the demilitarization of the conflict in the northeast of Ireland will further the goals of peace and reconciliation in Ireland; (2) the British Government should announce, as soon as possible, its intention to vacate and withdraw all British military forces from the northeast no later than December 31, 1999; (3) the Irish Republican Army and the organizations which comprise the Combined Loyalist Military Command should simultaneously decommission their weapons in amounts proportionate to the phased withdrawal of British troops; (4) the demilitarization process should be initiated by the prompt withdrawal of a substantial number of British military forces; and (5) the new North and South body proposed in the British Framework Document of February 22, 1995, should include oversight of compliance by all parties with the demilitarization process.
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] · D–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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