[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 13, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, February 9 
     at 11:45 a.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he notifies the Congress that Japan has 
     conducted whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness 
     of the International Whaling Commission with respect to minke 
     whales.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, House of Representatives.

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