The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright
Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Albright,

     On December 21, the families of victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 will gather at Arlington cemetary to commemorate the tenth anniversary of this heinous terrorist act. This date must not pass without further action to compel Libya to turn over the two suspects indicted for their role in the bombing.

     Libya has had more than ample time to consider the proposal for a trial to be held in a Scottish court in The Hague. Whatever signals Qadhafi may be sending, his continued failure to turn the suspects over for trial is a rejection of this proposal. The failure of UN Secretary General's December 5 mission to Libya made it clear that Qadhafi feels no urgency in complying with UN demands.

     We welcomed your commitment to the victim's families to seek UN embargo on Libyan oil export if Libya did not hand over the suspects for trial. We recognize that you will face resistance from certain other members of the Security Council, but Libya's continued intransigence must be met with tougher sanctions. We urge you to pursue an oil export embargo now.

    We are concerned at reports of flagrant violations of existing UN mandatory sanctions measures against Libya. For example, Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, recently flew from Zimbabwe to Libya and then flew to Egypt aboard a Libyan aircraft, which subsequently returned to Libya. A provision in the FY98 and FY99 Foreign Operations Appropriations laws requires cutting by 5 percent US aid to any country which violates UN sanctions on Libya. This law should be applied vigorously to demonstrate America's clear resolve about sanctions, strenghten our case at the UN, and shore up international pressure on the Qadhafi regime.

    UN sanctions on Libya must be strengthened and enforced until the perpetrators of the terrorist act which killed 270 people, most of them Americans, are brought to trial. Justice for the victims of Pan Am 103 and US leadership and credibility in the fight against terrorism are at stake.
 

Sincerly,

(signed)
 
 

Arlen Specter Sam Brownback Robert Torricelli Craig Thomas John F. Kerry Gordon Smith	Frank R. Lautenberg Edward M. Kennedy Jesse Helms Barbara A. Milsudski Richard J. Durbin Pat Roberts
Joseph I. Lieberman Carl Levin Barbara Boxer Charles B. Grassley Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Ted Stevens Pete V. Domenici Orrin G. Hatch Rod Grams Trent Lott

Later on, senator Lautenberg faxed an additional sheet to the senate with the additional signatures of senators:

Senator Wellstone (D-MN)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Smith (R-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Kyl (R-AZ)