CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENATE

December 22, 1969

Page 40754

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS OF A RESOLUTION SENATE RESOLUTION 292

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, at the next printing, the names of the following Senators be added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 292, to express the sense of the Senate with respect to troop deployment in Europe:

Senators TALMADGE, HUGHES, KENNEDY, FULBRIGHT, BYRD of West Virginia, MUSKIE, SYMINGTON, SPARKMAN, YOUNG of Ohio, PROXMIRE, and INOUYE.

Also Senators HART, WILLIAMS of New Jersey, PASTORE, CANNON, MOSS, YARBOROUGH, MONDALE, ELLENDER, HARRIS, BURDICK, HATFIELD.

Also Senators YOUNG of North Dakota, AIKEN, BAYH, BOGGS, CHURCH, COOK, CRANSTON, DOMINICK, GOODELL, HOLLINGS, and JORDAN of Idaho.

Also Senators LONG, McGOVERN, METCALF, NELSON, PEARSON, SAXBE, SCHWEIKER, TYDINGS, MAGNUSON, EAGLETON, WILLIAMS of Delaware, and HARTKE.

In addition to the names of Senators GRAVEL and RANDOLPH, the total number now is 48.

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the resolution be printed in the RECORD at this point.

There being no objection, the resolution was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:

S. Res. 292

Resolution to express the sense of the Senate with respect to troop deployment in Europe

Whereas the foreign policy and military strength of the United States are dedicated to the protection of our national security, the preservation of the liberties of the American people; and the maintenance of world peace; and

Whereas the United States, in implementing these principles, has maintained large contingents of American Armed Forces in Europe, together with air and naval units, for twenty years; and

Whereas the security of the United States and its citizens remains interwoven with the security of other nations signatory to the North Atlantic Treaty as it was when the treaty was signed, but the condition of our European allies, both economically and militarily, has appreciably improved since large contingents of forces were deployed; and

Whereas the means and capacity of all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to provide forces to resist aggression has significantly improved since the original United States deployment; and

Whereas the commitment by all members of the North Atlantic Treaty is based upon the full cooperation of all treaty partners in contributing materials and men on a fair and equitable basis, but such contributions have not been forthcoming from all other members of the organization; and

Whereas relations between Eastern Europe and Western Europe were tense when the large contingents of United States forces were deployed in Europe but this situation has now undergone substantial change and relations between the two parts of Europe are now characterized by an increasing two way flow of trade, people, and other peaceful exchange; and

Whereas the present policy of maintaining large contingents of United States forces and their dependents on the European Continent also contributes further to the fiscal and monetary problems of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That

(1) it is the sense of the Senate that, with changes and improvements in the techniques of modern warfare and because of the vast increase in capacity of the United States to wage war and to move military forces and equipment by air, a substantial reduction of United States forces permanently stationed in Europe can be made without adversely affecting either our resolve or ability to meet our commitment under the North Atlantic Treaty;

(2) S. Res. 99, adopted in the Senate, April 4, 1951, is amended to contain the provisions of this resolution and, where the resolutions may conflict, the present resolution is controlling as to the sense of the Senate.