[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 106-38

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Injunction of Secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted 
to the Senate on July 27, 2000, by the President of the United States:
  Extradition Treaty with Belize (Treaty Document No. 106-38).
  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 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
Belize, signed at Belize on March 30, 2000.
  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 extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States.
  The Treaty is one of a series of modern extradition treaties being 
negotiated by the United States in order to counter criminal activities 
more effectively. Upon entry into force, the Treaty will replace the 
outdated Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the 
United States of America, signed at London, June 8, 1972, entered into 
force on October 21, 1976, and made applicable to Belize on January 21, 
1977. That Treaty continued in force for Belize following independence. 
This Treaty will, upon entry into force, enhance cooperation between 
the law enforcement communities of the two countries. It will thereby 
make a significant contribution to international law enforcement 
efforts against serious offenses, including terrorism, organized crime, 
and drug-trafficking offenses.
  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 27, 2000.

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