    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [June 3, 1991]
    [Pages 594-595]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Trade With the Soviet Union,
    Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Mongolia
    June 3, 1991

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I hereby transmit the documents referred to in subsection 402(d)(1)
    of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1)) (``the
    Act''), with respect to a further extension of the authority to waive
    subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act. These documents
    continue in effect this waiver authority for a further 12-month period.
        I include as part of these documents my determination that further
    extension of the waiver authority will substantially promote the
    objectives of section 402. I also include my determination that
    continuation of the

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    waivers applicable to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak
    Federal Republic, the Soviet Union, and the Mongolian People's Republic
    will substantially promote the objectives of section 402. The attached
    documents also include my reasons for recommending the extension of the
    waiver authority, and for my determination that continuation of the
    waivers currently in effect for the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech and
    Slovak Federal Republic, the Soviet Union, and the Mongolian People's
    Republic will substantially promote the objectives of section 402. My
    determination with respect to the waiver applicable to the People's
    Republic of China and the reasons therefor is transmitted separately.
        I note that the extension of the waiver applicable to the Soviet
    Union will apply to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This in no way
    affects the long-standing U.S. policy of not recognizing the forcible
    incorporation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union or
    our support for the right of the Baltic States to reclaim their
    independence.

                                                                 George Bush

    The White House,
    June 3, 1991.

                        Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S.
                            Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
                            and Dan Quayle, President of the Senate.