[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[March 8, 1991]
[Pages 229-230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Letter to Congressional Leaders on Telecommunications Trade Talks With 
the European Community and Korea
March 8, 1991

Dear _____ :
    Pursuant to section 1376(c)(2)(B) of the Omnibus 
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (``the Act'') (Public Law 100-418; 
102 Stat. 1221), I am hereby transmitting my report that finds that 
substantial progress has been made in telecommunications trade talks 
conducted under section 1375 of the

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Act with the European Community (EC) and Korea and contains the reasons 
why an extension of the negotiating period with the EC and Korea is 
necessary.
    Sincerely,

                                                             George Bush

                    Note: Identical letters were sent to George J. 
                        Mitchell, Senate majority leader; Robert Dole, 
                        Senate Republican leader; Lloyd Bentsen and Bob 
                        Packwood, chairman and ranking Republican member 
                        of the Senate Finance Committee; Thomas S. 
                        Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
                        Robert H. Michel, House Republican leader; John 
                        D. Dingell and Norman F. Lent, chairman and 
                        ranking Republican member of the House Energy 
                        and Commerce Committee; and Dan Rostenkowski and 
                        Bill Archer, chairman and ranking Republican 
                        member of the House Ways and Means Committee.