PRINTER'S NO. 3404
No. 291 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY KOSINSKI, GEIST, HAGARTY, CAWLEY, PUNT AND WOGAN,
APRIL 29, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 30, 1986
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging Pennsylvanians to refrain from vacationing in France and
2 Spain and to avoid utilizing French and Spanish airports.
3 WHEREAS, United States citizens and citizens of its allies
4 abroad have been increasingly subject to terroristic attacks
5 and, in fact, many have suffered loss of life due to these
6 indiscriminate acts of terror; and
7 WHEREAS, United States intelligence sources have
8 substantiated a direct connection between incidents of terror
9 inflicted upon United States citizens and the Libyan government;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, On Monday, April 14, 1986, at the direction of the
12 President of the United States, the United States military
13 conducted an air strike within the territory of Libya designed
14 to destroy terrorist installations; and
15 WHEREAS, In carrying out this strike, United States Air Force
16 planes flying out of Great Britain were denied the optimum air
17 route to their targets when the governments of France and Spain
1 denied our planes overflight rights through their airspace; and
2 WHEREAS, This resulted in a much greater risk to the lives of
3 the pilots involved, as these planes were forced to fly in
4 excess of 2,800 nautical miles in order to reach Libya, a flight
5 which requires several in-flight refueling operations; therefore
6 be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in response to
8 the French and Spanish government's total lack of support for a
9 recognized ally, which resulted in a substantially increased
10 risk to the United States military personnel involved, urge
11 Pennsylvania residents to refrain from vacationing or otherwise
12 traveling in the countries of France and Spain; and be it
13 further
14 RESOLVED, That Pennsylvania residents, where at all possible,
15 avoid air routes which involve the utilization of French and
16 Spanish airports or airspace, and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the
18 Bureau of Travel Development in the Department of Commerce and
19 to the Pennsylvania Travel Council for distribution to its
20 members.
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