    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [November 5, 1993]
    [Pages 1915-1916]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Republic of Korea-United States
    Fishery Agreement
    November 5, 1993

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management
    Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-256; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit
    herewith an Agreement Between the Government of the United States of
    America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Extending the
    Agreement of July 26, 1982, Concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the
    United States, as extended and amended. The agreement, which was
    effected by an exchange of notes at Washington on June 11, 1993, and
    October 13, 1993, extends the 1982 agreement to December 31, 1995. The
    exchange of notes together with the 1982 agreement constitute a
    governing international fishery agreement within the requirements of
    section 201(c) of the Act.
        In light of the importance of our fisheries

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    relationship with the Republic of Korea, I urge that the Congress give
    favorable consideration to this agreement at an early date.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    November 5, 1993.