Report 19951206A
Date
December 06, 1995
Administration
Bill Clinton (First Term)Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Hungary ItalyWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
Yes, stated or used terms in statute
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: NATO “enabling force”; “Among the nations providing forces to the enabling force are the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Canada.”
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
StabilizationDetails: “to lay the groundwork for the prompt and safe deployment of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR)” following signing of peace agreement
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: “I have directed the participation of U.S. forces in these operations pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct the foreign relations of the United States and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.”
Claimed International Legal Basis
UnknownDetails: “I authorized these deployments in conjunction with our NATO allies following [North Atlantic Council] decisions to permit implementation of the peace agreement…”
Estimated Scope/Duration
None provided
Type of Enemy or Mission
OtherDetails: Stabilization following initialing of peace agreement
Military Activity
Use of ground forcesDetails: “deployment of approximately 1,500 U.S. military personnel to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia as part of a NATO ‘enabling force’ to lay the groundwork for the prompt and safe deployment of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR)” to implement peace agreement after its signing; “deployment of approximately 3,000 additional U.S. military personnel to Hungary, Italy, and Croatia in order to establish forward U.S. support infrastructure for the enabling force and the IFOR.”
US Casualties Reported
No
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
N/A because not a hostilities-triggered report
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