[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10552]
[From the U.S. 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 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker,
     U.S. 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 for the White House on May 24, 1999 at 4:30 
     p.m. and said to contain a message for the President whereby 
     he submits certifications in accordance with the resolution 
     of advice and consent to ratification of the Amended Mines 
     Protocol of the Convention on Conventional Weapons.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
     Jeff Trandahl.

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