    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [June 3, 1996]
    [Page 851]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for
    Former Eastern Bloc States
    June 3, 1996

    Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
        I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1)
    of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to a
    further 12-month extension of the authority to waive subsections (a) and
    (b) of section 402 of the Act. This document constitutes my
    recommendation to continue in effect this waiver authority for a further
    12-month period, and includes my reasons for determining that
    continuation of the waiver authority and waivers currently in effect for
    Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan,
    Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
    will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I
    have submitted a separate report with respect to the People's Republic
    of China.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. The
    Presidential determination is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.