    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [February 9, 1996]
    [Page 206]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Poland-United States
    Fisheries Agreement Extension
    February 9, 1996

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management
    Act of 1976 (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 Poland Extending the Agreement of August
    1, 1985, as amended, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United
    States (``the 1985 Agreement''). The Agreement, which was effected by an
    exchange of notes at Warsaw on December 15 and 20, 1995, extends the
    1985 Agreement to December 31, 1997.
        In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the
    Republic of Poland, I urge that the Congress give favorable
    consideration to this Agreement at an early date.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 9, 1996.