Expressing support for the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 394 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 394

   Expressing support for the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales 
  Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great 
                     Britain and Northern Ireland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2023

   Mr. Lamborn (for himself and Mr. Moulton) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales 
  Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great 
                     Britain and Northern Ireland.

Whereas President Kennedy and Prime Minister MacMillan met in Nassau, the 
        Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and issued a ``Statement on Nuclear Defense 
        Systems'' on December 21, 1962, agreeing that the United States will 
        make available on a continuing basis Polaris missiles for British 
        submarines;
Whereas the Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Ambassador to the United 
        States David Ormsby-Gore signed the Polaris Sales Agreement on April 6, 
        1963, in Washington, DC, reaffirming the ``Statement on Nuclear Defense 
        Systems'' and agreeing that the Government of the United States shall 
        provide and the Government of the United Kingdom shall purchase from the 
        Government of the United States Polaris missiles (less warheads), 
        equipment, and supporting services;
Whereas the H.M.S. Resolution launched the first United Kingdom's Polaris 
        missile on February 15, 1968, and in 1969, commenced the first strategic 
        deterrent patrol for the United Kingdom, beginning a Continuous At-Sea 
        Deterrent for the United Kingdom that remains unbroken to this day;
Whereas the Polaris Sales Agreement was amended for the UGM-133 Trident II (D5) 
        strategic weapon system on October 19, 1982, in Washington, DC, through 
        an exchange of notes between the Secretary of State Jonathan Howe and 
        the British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Wright; and
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom agreed to continue cooperation 
        under the auspices of the Polaris Sales Agreement, to design a common 
        missile compartment for both nations follow-on ballistic missile 
        submarines through an exchange of letters in 2008 between the Secretary 
        of Defense the Honorable Robert Oates and the United Kingdom Secretary 
        of State for Defence the Right Honorable Desmond Browne: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) marks the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales 
        Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of 
        Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
            (2) congratulates the Royal Navy for steadfastly 
        maintaining a Continuous At-Sea Deterrent;
            (3) recognizes the important contribution of the United 
        Kingdom deterrent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
            (4) reaffirms the United Kingdom is a valued and special 
        ally; and
            (5) looks forward to continuing and strengthening our 
        shared commitment to sustain our submarine-based strategic 
        deterrents well into the future.
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