[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 66 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CERTIFICATION OF COOPERATION BY POLAND, HUNGARY, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC 
   WITH U.S. EFFORTS REGARDING OBTAINING ACCOUNTING OF CAPTURED AND 
MISSING U.S. PERSONNEL--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                         (H. Doc. No. 105-256)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette) laid before the House the 
following message from the President of the United States; which was 
read and, without objection, referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered to be printed.
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to the 
ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, adopted by 
the Senate of the United States on April 30, 1998, I hereby certify to 
the Congress that, in connection with Condition (5), each of the 
governments of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are fully 
cooperating with United States efforts to obtain the fullest possible 
accounting of captured and missing U.S. personnel from past military 
conflicts or Cold War incidents, to include (A) facilitating full 
access to relevant archival material, and (B) identifying individuals 
who may possess knowledge relative to captured and missing U.S. 
personnel, and encouraging such individuals to speak with United States 
Government officials.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 21, 1998.

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