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Background

1. (SBU) In July 1993, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted consultative status (roster) to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). During the fall of 1993, USUN learned that the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA), a group that had endorsed pedophilia, was a member of ILGA. USUN contacted ILGA to seek clarification and to make clear U.S. opposition granting direct or indirect ECOSOC consultative status to pro-pedophilia groups. Responding to the ILGA controversy, Senator Jesse Helms introduced an amendment to the biennial State authorization bill in January 1994, to ensure that pro-pedophilia groups are not affiliated with the United Nations. This amendment became Section 102 (g) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (the Act).

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