[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.