    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [June 23, 1996]
    [Page 964]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Telecommunications Equipment Exports to China
    June 23, 1996

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 902(b)(2) of the
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (P.L.
    101-246) (``the Act''), and as President of the United States, I hereby
    report to Congress that it is in the national interest of the United
    States to terminate the suspensions under section 902(a) of the Act with
    respect to the issuance of licenses for defense article exports to the
    People's Republic of China and the export of U.S.-origin satellites,
    insofar as such restrictions pertain to the Hughes Asia Pacific Mobile
    Telecommunications project. License requirements remain in place for
    these exports and require review and approval on a case-by-case basis by
    the United States Government.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    June 23, 1996.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    June 24.