[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 52 (Monday, April 28, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1895]
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               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, April 28, 1997.
     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, April 25 at 
     3:59 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     regarding the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on their Destruction.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

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