I want to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of my colleagues in the Senate the fine efforts of our Italian partners in the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut. In a recent article in the Washington Post. foreign correspondent Glenn Frankel reports on the effectiveness of the Italian contingent in the vast slums of southern Beirut. According to the article. the Italian forces maintain a highly visible profile around the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. The soldiers have befriended many of the residents of the camp and operate a field hospital that treats civilians free of charge 24 hours a day. I was very impressed with their discipline and their spirit when I visited them in August of last year.