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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY11, 2023
Mr. L
AMBORN(for himself and Mr. MOULTON) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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 Am-
bassador to the United States David Ormsby-Gore signed
the Polaris Sales Agreement on April 6, 1963, in Wash-
ington, DC, reaffirming the ‘‘Statement on Nuclear De-
fense Systems’’ and agreeing that the Government of the
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•HRES 394 IH
United States shall provide and the Government of the
United Kingdom shall purchase from the Government of
the United States Polaris missiles (less warheads), equip-
ment, 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 De-
terrent 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 ex-
change 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 compart-
ment for both nations follow-on ballistic missile sub-
marines 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
(1) marks the 60th anniversary of the Polaris 2
Sales Agreement between the United States and the 3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire-4
land; 5
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•HRES 394 IH
(2) congratulates the Royal Navy for stead-1
fastly maintaining a Continuous At-Sea Deterrent; 2
(3) recognizes the important contribution of the 3
United Kingdom deterrent to the North Atlantic 4
Treaty Organization; 5
(4) reaffirms the United Kingdom is a valued 6
and special ally; and 7
(5) looks forward to continuing and strength-8
ening our shared commitment to sustain our sub-9
marine-based strategic deterrents well into the fu-10
ture. 11
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