Report 19970711A
Date
July 11, 1997
Administration
Bill Clinton (Second Term)Location
ThailandWas 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)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
No
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
EvacuationDetails: "possible emergency non-combatant evacuation operations in Cambodia"
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: "I have taken this action pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive."
Claimed International Legal Basis
UnknownEstimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: U.S. forces "will redeploy as soon as an evacuation is determined to be unnecessary or, if necessary, is completed."
Type of Enemy or Mission
Rescue/Evacuation of nationalsDetails: Potential evacuation
Military Activity
Air operations Use of ground forcesDetails: A "Joint Task Force of approximately 550 U.S. military personnel" including "a forward headquarters element, fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, airport control and support equipment, and medical and security personnel and equipment" deployed "to establish an intermediate staging base" in Thailand "for possible emergency non-combatant evacuation operations in Cambodia"
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
