Nevertheless. in the face of resistance from parties to the conflict. it will be difficult for the Prosecutor to make arrests. This makes it imperative that the United States and the other U.N. members maintain a strong commitment to the Tribunal. and that we place unswerving pressure on the warring factions to comply with appropriate U.N. war crimes resolutions. Madeleine Albright. the American Ambassador to the United Nations. visited The Hague on January 16 and called on governments to "consider what resourcesfinancial. material. personnel. investigatorythey can contribute to the important work of the Tribunal in the months and years ahead." Specifically. she urged States to make relevant information in their possession available to the United Nations. and she encouraged countries which have taken in refugees from the conflict to arrange for them to be interviewed if they have witnessed war crimes. I hope that the international community will heed Ambassador Albrights call to support the Tribunal. For its part. the United States has done more than any other government to assist the Tribunal. Ambassador Albright announced in The Hague that the United States will soon deliver to the Tribunal about 900 reports of interviews with refugees. The administration also plans to contribute $3 million for the startup costs of the Tribunal and to begin drawing down some of the $25 million authorized for the Tribunal by Public Law 10387. In addition.
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