    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)]
    [August 17, 1995]
    [Pages 1259-1260]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the
    Partnership For Peace
    August 17, 1995

    Dear Mr. Chairman:  (Dear Claiborne:)  (Dear Lee:)
        In accordance with Section 514(a) of Public Law 103-236 (22 U.S.C.
    1928(a)), I am submitting to you this report on implementation of the
    Partnership for Peace (PFP) initiative.
        The ongoing adaptation of Europe's security structures to post-Cold
    War realities remains one of our highest foreign policy priorities. A
    central element of this adaptation is the extension of NATO's zone of
    stability and security to include Europe's emerging democracies. Over
    the past year and a half the Partnership for Peace has made a
    significant contribution to this goal by forging new cooperative ties
    between the Alliance and its partners. This U.S. initiative has united
    NATO Allies with former adversaries and traditionally neutral states in
    a partnership based on respect for democratic principles, peaceful
    resolution of disputes, and practical cooperation. Consistent with our
    broad, inclusive approach to European security, the Partnership embraces
    26 partner states, including Russia.
        For all Partners, PFP will be an enduring instrument for forging
    stronger ties with NATO. For those Partners interested in joining NATO,
    PFP will be the path to membership.
        Already, through joint training exercises and other PFP activities,
    PFP is helping interested Partners improve the ability of their forces
    to work alongside NATO's for possible future joint missions. As you will
    see from the attached report, NATO and its partners have made impressive
    progress in broadening and deepening the Partnership over the past year.
    We are working with our Allies and Partners to build on the
    Partnership's early momentum, in the shared conviction that cooperation
    and common action

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    are among the best means to achieving lasting peace and security
    throughout the Euro-Atlantic area.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Jesse Helms, chairman, and
    Claiborne Pell, ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;
    and Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, and Lee H. Hamilton, ranking member,
    House Committee on International Relations.