[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.