[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 72 (Friday, May 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3208]
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 29, 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 May 29, 1997 at 
     4:00 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he notifies the Congress of the continuation of the 
     waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic of China 
     under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, for a further 12-
     month period.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

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