[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 18 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H248]
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:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, January 29, 2003.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 January 29, 2003 at 
     4:20 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits a 6-month periodic report concerning the 
     Western Balkans.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk of the House.

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