Report 19980612A
Date
June 12, 1998
Administration
Bill Clinton (Second Term)Location
SenegalWas 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
Yes
Details: Portugal, Senegal [Forty-four Americans have already been evacuated by a Portuguese vessel and a Senegalese ship from the city of Bissau]
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
EvacuationDetails: Evacuate U.S. citizens, certain U.S. government employees, and select third country nationals "as a result of the deteriorating situation in Bissau and the threat to American lives and property"
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 it is determined that the evacuation is completed."
Type of Enemy or Mission
Embassy protectionDetails: "deteriorating situation in Bissau and the threat to American lives and property" after "elements of Guinea-Bissau’s army mutinied"
Military Activity
Use of ground forcesDetails: "a standby evacuation force of U.S. military personnel" deployed to Senegal, including "enabling forces, a Joint Task Force Headquarters, fixed-wing aircraft and associated support personnel, and a U.S. special forces company"
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
