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 PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

102 STAT. 2061

ments under which General Noriega would give up political power and leave the Republic of Panama in exchange for which the United States would file a motion to dismiss the indictments referred to in paragraph (1). (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of C o n g r e s s -

CD that the United States should not conduct or authorize any negotiations or discussions, and should not make any arrangements, with General Manuel Noriega which would involve any effort by the United States to dismiss the indictments referred to in subsection (a)(D; and (2) that any such negotiation, discussion, or arrangement— (A) would be incompatible with the high priority that the United States places on the war on drugs; (B) would not further the prospects for restoring noncorrupt, democratic government to the Republic of Panama; and (C) would not serve the interests of the United States. SEC. 1304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTRODUCTION OF ARMED FORCES INTO NICARAGUA FOR COMBAT

Congress hereby reaffirms the sense of Congress expressed in the first session of the 99th Congress (in section 1451 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 760)), that United States Armed Forces should not be introduced into or over Nicaragua for combat. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority and responsibility of the President or Congress under the Constitution, statutes, or treaties of the United States in force. SEC. 1305. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The government of Poland, headed by General Wojciech Wojciech Jaruzelski, has violated internationaly recognized human Jaruzelski. rights of the people of Poland, including the right to peaceably assemble, the right to strike, the right to freely associate, and the right to due process. (2) The Jaruzelski government has retaliated against the justified, peaceful protests of workers at Nowa Huta, Poland, through the use of violence and force. (3) The Jaruzelski government has prosecuted and imprisoned a number of persons for politically related offenses. (4) The Jaruzelski government has to date refused to take steps which would guarantee the right of the people of Poland to participate in the management of the economy of Poland and has refused to accept the principle of pluralism in the national life of Poland. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is, therefore, the sense of Congress—

(1) that the use of force against the workers of Nowa Huta and intimidation against other strikers in Poland should be condemned; and (2) that improvement in relations bety/een the United States and Poland must be predicated on an improvement in internationaly recognized human rights in Poland, including the release of political prisoners, steps toward trade union pluralism and the rights of independent trade unions to organize, and steps toward genuine national reconciliation and dialogue.

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