CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, H. J. RES. 1167

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Continuing Appropriations, H. J. Res. 1167
Congressional Record, 17 October 1974
Pages H 10675-6; S 19416
resen(9 fives of ts.e 7nited States of America
Qo gren itsselii.Hied, That (a) clause (e) of
section 102 Of the joint resolution of June
30, 1974. (Public Law 93-324), is hereby
amended by striking out "September 30,
1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "sine die
adjournment of the second session of the
Ninety-third Congress".
(b) Clause (a) of such section is amended
by inserting immediately after "joint resolu-
tion" the following: "or, in the case of the
United ..States Information Agency, enact-
ment of authorinst4ons of appropriations for
fiscal year 1975 for that Agency".
SEC. 2. Section 101(e) of such joint resolu-
tion is amended by striking out "first quar-
ter" and inserting in lieu thereof "quarterly".
SEC. 3. The fourth unnumbered clause of
section 101(b) of such joint resolution, relat-.
ing to foreign assistance and related pro-
grams appropriations, is amended by striking
out all that follows "as amended" and in-
serting in lieu thereof ": Provided, That in
computing the current rate of operations of
uilitary assistance there shall be included
the amount of obligations incurred in De-
partment of Defense appropriations during
the fiscal year 1974 for military assistance to
Laos;".
Sac. 4. Such point resolution is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following
new section:
"SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other pro-
,_.y)sion of this joint resolution or any other
Act, the President is authorized to use funds
made available for foreign assistance by this
joint resolution but, not to exceed $15,000,000,
to provide, on such terms and conditions as
he may determine, relief, rehabilitation, and
reconstruction assistance in connection with
the damage caused by floods in Honduras
Bangladesh and by civil strife in Cyprus.".
SEC. 5. Such joint resolution is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following
new section:
SEC. 113. None of the funds made available
for foreign assistance by this joint resolution
may be used to purchase fertilizer in the
Unite States for export to South Vietnam.
SEC. 6. None of the funds herein made
available shall be obligated' or expended for
military assistance, or for sales of defense
articles and services (whether for cash or by
credit, guaranty, or any other means) or for
# utatlon of any military equipment
~Tl es to *[ rkey until and unless the
g 4ei tt&ess to the L;on tese" Shat the
6ve fde'iit o'7f?urkey is iin complta" ce with
s a .#?oi tji n3_. ?asiatance Act of 1961, the
Foreign Military Sales Act, an&'any agree-
anent gsteredinto,under such Acts, and that
substantial progress toward agreement has
has been made regarding military forces
in Cyprus: Provided, That the President is
authorized to suspend the provisions of this
section and said acts if he determines that
such suspension will further negotiations for
a peaceful solution on the Cyprus conflict.
Any such suspension shall be effective only
until _1) cember 10, 1974, and only if, dur-
ing that time,- Tuivkey ` tLM observe The
arnj Tl n?itFier .Tlcrease Its Tomes
on Urns net transfer' Cyprus any"tf13.
supplied tmp;le rients OT war.
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Senator E r,lmluzin.
Am I correct in understanding that it
is the position of the distinguished major-
ity leader that this permission to ship
military equipment to Turkey, under the
restrictions as provided in the amend-
ment, is a one-time and one-time-only
permission?
Mr. MANSFIELD. Yes.
CONGRESS CHANGES t1,S. CYPRV5 PQLICY
Mr. EAGLETON. Mr. President, it ap-
pears that the long debate on this sub-
ject is drawing to an end,, .I do not feel
it is an exaggeration _to state that Con-
gress has won a very significant victory.
It must now be said that the Congress of
the United States is placing its imprint
on America's Cyprus policy.
As I said in debate yesterday, Congress
should not allow any American supplied
weapon of war to go to the island of
Cyprus. If we allow that to occur, the
United States would be actively partici-
pating in the occupation of that island
by rearming the Turkish forces there.
Under the language adopted by the
House colleagues this morning-no im-
plement of war will be allowed to be
transshipped from Turkey to the Island
of Cyprus.
As author of the prohibition on the
transfer of "any U.S. supplied imple-
ments of war" to Cyprus,.I would like to
state for the record the meaning of that
phrase. As my colleagues know, the term
"implement of war"' is a ,.ten Of art
which is meant to include any weapon,
weapons system, munition, aircraft, ves-
sel, boat, or other implement of war. By
"any other implement of war" we mean
any defense article which, with another
,article ar ammunition, is used
tel.
. 111ek& a ulaxices.
first aid equipment, or canteens. Paren-
thetically, this Item was brought up in
debate Yesterday in the House. In other
Words, any article which is not commonly
used to kill, wound, or destroy would be
excluded under this phrase. My col-
leagues can refer to section 644 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in its en-
tirety for an understanding of the mean-
ing of this legislation, and for more com-
plete understanding of the meaning of
the term "implements of war."
Let me illustrate further what I mean.
Assume the Government of Turkey were
to ship a boatload of hand grenades with-
out firing pins to Cyprus on a Monday.
Assume further the Government of Tur-
key were to ship a boatload of firing pins
to Cyprus on a Tuesday. Under the defi-
nitions as found in section 644 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as now
embodied in this resolution, each of these
shipments would be prohibited.
Or, by way of example, suppose Tur-
key shipped over to Cyprus 10 jet planes
without wheels and then later shipped
over 10 sets of wheels to Cyprus. Each of
these shipments would be prohibited
under this resolution.
Mr. President, In conclusion i would
like to reiterate that this unfortunate
confrontation with the Executive has
ended with a very significant accomplish-
ment. It is not only an accomplishment
of the Congress of thhe United States, it
is an accomplishment for our system of
government. The message that Congress
will send today to Greece and Turkey
alike is unmistakable: the aggression of
Turkey is being repudiated by the Ameri-
can people. And the message we send to
the American people is that no man is
above the law,
On December 10, if Turkish troops
have not totally withdrawn from the
island of Cyprus, the President would
not be within the intent of Congress were
he to certify that Turkey was in compli-
ance with the law. Military assistance
to that nation would then be terminated.
That point has been trade clear by the
authors of this prohibition in both
Houses. After December 10, 1974, no mili-
tary equipment or supplies can be trans-
ported to Turkey by any means, directly
or Indirectly, unless and until the Presi-
dent makes the two determinations and
certifications required by this section.
The result of our action today is that
from now on, the U.S. policy in the Cyp-
rus matter will no longer be tilted toward
Turkey. I am hopeful that In the period
between n 9w and December 10, our dip-
lomats be able to influence the par-
ties --Y this tragic affair to negotiate. i
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