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effect in November. Our actions were consistent with the will of Congress, as
subsequently expressed in the October 1994 legislation that barred us from using
appropriated funds to enforce the arms embargo against Bosnia, while avoiding
crossing the line of unilaterally abrogating a binding Security Council resolution by
providing arms to the Bosnian Government directly or - indirectly.” 450 Gleichzeitig
faßte der North Atlantic Council der NATO im November und Dezember 1994
Beschlüsse, “expanding authorization to respond to the defense threat to NATO
aircraft”. Diese NATO-Beschlüsse konnten sich aufgrund der Ausrüstungs- und
militärischen Lage - dem Fehlen effektiver Luftabwehrkapazitäten bei der ABiH - in
erster Linie nur gegen die bosnischen Serben auswirken. 451
Am 15. Dezember hatte sich das Defence Planning Comittee and Nuclear Planning
Group of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Ministerial Sessions in Brüssel
trotz der angespannten Situation für den Verbleib der UN-Truppen in Bosnien in der
derzeitigen Form ausgesprochen: “We believe that UNPROFOR should continue ist
crucial mission of providing humanitarian assistance and saving human life. Our
military authorities are, however, undertaking contingency planning to assist
UNPROFOR in withdrawing should that become unavoidable. (...) In this connection
we reaffirmed our commitment to provide close air support for UNPROFOR and to
use NATO airpower, in accordance with existing arrangements with the United
Nations.” 452 Zuvor waren Anfang Dezember rund 2.000 US-Marineinfanteristen in der
Adria stationiert worden. Diese sollten sich im Falle eines Rückzuges von
UNPROFOR-Einheiten an einer entsprechenden NATO-Operation beteiligen. 453
“The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) remained very tense for much of
December. (...) The delivery of humanitarian aid continued to be obstructed.
Likewise, the severe restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of
UNPROFOR troops by the Bosnian Serbs almost brought that mission to a
standstill.” 454
450 Statement of Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Peter Tarnoff, House International
Relations Commitee, April 23, 1996. In: U.S. Government (Hg.), U.S. policy towards Bosnia. Hearing
before the Commitee on International Relations House of Representatives one hundred fourth
Congress second session, April 23, 1996. 44
451
AFSOUTH-Sheet Operation Deliberate Force. Internet:
gopher://marvin.nc3a.nato.int/00/yugo/df0611%09%09%2B
452 Internet: gopher://marvin.nc3a.nato.int/00/yugo/pr126.94%09%09%2B
453 ÖMZ 1/1995. S. 61
454 UNHCR-Office of the Special Envoy for former Yugoslavia, Information Notes on former Yugoslavia
No. 1/95, January 1995, i
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