[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2159]
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, May 2, 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, May 2 at 
     1:00 p.m., and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a report on the U.S. comprehensive 
     preparedness program for countering proliferation of weapons 
     of mass destruction.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

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