[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S1384]
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      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 104-2

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the Treaty with 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Mutual 
Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters, treaty document No. 104-2, 
transmitted to the Senate by the President today; and ask the treaty be 
considered as having been read the first time, that it be referred, 
with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
ordered to be printed; and that the President's message be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The message of the President is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
  With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on January 6, 1994, with a 
related exchange of notes signed the same date. Also transmitted for 
the information of the Senate is the report of the Department of State 
with respect to this Treaty.
  The Treaty is one of a series of modern mutual legal assistance 
treaties being negotiated by the United States in order to counter 
criminal activities more effectively. The Treaty should be an effective 
tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of modern 
criminals, including members of drug cartels, ``white-collar 
criminals,'' and terrorists. The Treaty is self-executing.
  The Treaty provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal 
matters. Mutual assistance available under the Treaty includes: (1) the 
taking of testimony or statements of witnesses; (2) the provision of 
documents, records, and evidence; (3) the service of legal documents; 
(4) the location or identification of persons; (5) the execution of 
requests for searches and seizures; and (6) the provision of assistance 
in proceedings relating to the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime and 
the collection of fines imposed as a sentence in a criminal 
prosecution.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty, and related exchange of notes, and give its advice and 
consent to ratification.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 23, 1995.
  

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