[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4083]
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        REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT 107-6

  Mr. REID. 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 May 8, 2002, by the President of 
the United States:
  Extradition Treaty with Peru, Treaty Document No. 107-6.
  I further ask unanimous consent 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 
United States of America and the Republic of Peru, signed at Lima on 
July 26, 2001.
  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 
explains, the Treaty will not require implementing legislation.
  The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content 
of modern extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States 
and will replace the outdated extradition treaty in force between the 
two countries signed in 1899. The Treaty will, upon entry into force, 
enhance cooperation between the law enforcement communities of the two 
countries. It will make a significant contribution to international law 
enforcement efforts against serious offenses, including terrorism, 
organized crime, and drug-trafficking.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, May 8, 2002.

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