[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S8422]
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      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 106-4

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following 
treaty transmitted to the Senate on July 13, 1999, by the President of 
the United States: Extradition Treaty with Paraguay (Treaty Document 
No. 106-4).
  I further ask that the treaty be considered as having been read the 
first time; that it be referred, with accompanying papers, to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed; and that the 
President's message be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The message of the President is as follows:

To the Senate of the United States:
  With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Republic of Paraguay, signed at Washington on November 9, 1998.
  In addition, I transmit, for the information of the Senate, the 
report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. As the 
report states, the Treaty will not require implementing legislation.
  The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content 
of extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States.
  Upon entry into force, this Treaty would enhance cooperation between 
the law enforcement authorities of both countries, and thereby make a 
significant contribution to international law enforcement efforts. The 
Treaty would supersede the Extradition Treaty between the United States 
of America and the Republic of Paraguay signed at Asuncion on May 24, 
1973.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 13, 1999.

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