    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)]
    [December 27, 1995]
    [Pages 1928-1929]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Suspension of Sanctions Against the Federal
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
    December 27, 1995

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 1994 (hereinafter the ``Act''), requires that the sanctions imposed
    on Serbia and Montenegro, as described in that section, shall remain in
    effect until changed by law. Section 1511(e) of the Act authorizes the
    President to waive or modify the application of such sanctions upon
    certification to the Congress that the President has determined that the
    waiver or modification is necessary to achieve a negotiated settlement
    of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is acceptable to the parties.
        In accordance with this provision, I have issued the attached
    Presidential Determination stating that the suspension of the sanctions
    described in section 1511(a) (1-5) and (7-8) and in conformity with the
    provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1021 and 1022
    is necessary to achieve a negotiated settle-

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    ment of the conflict. As described in the attached Memorandum of
    Justification, this sanctions relief was an essential factor motivating
    Serbia and Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement
    for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed in Dayton, Ohio, on
    November 21, 1995 (hereinafter the ``Peace Agreement'').
        I have directed the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation
    to suspend immediately the application of these sanctions on Serbia and
    Montenegro and have authorized the Secretary of State to suspend the
    arms embargo at appropriate stages consistent with United Nations
    Security Council Resolution 1021. The first stage would be 91 days after
    the United Nations Secretary General reports to the United Nations
    Security Council that all parties have formally signed the Peace
    Agreement.
        The measures taken to suspend these sanctions may be revoked if the
    Implementation Force (IFOR) commander or High Representative determines
    that Serbia and Montenegro or the Bosnian Serbs are not meeting their
    obligations under the Peace Agreement.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    December 27, 1995.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    December 28. The Presidential determination of December 27 is listed in
    Appendix D at the end of this volume.