    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [January 3, 1997]
    [Pages 2-3]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban
    Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
    January 3, 1997

    Dear __________:
        Pursuant to subsection 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
    Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), (the ``Act''), I
    hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months
    beyond February 1, 1997, of the right to bring an action under Title III
    of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States
    and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
        Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Jesse Helms, chairman, and
    Claiborne Pell, ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;
    Mark O. Hatfield, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, ranking member, Senate
    Committee on Appropriations;

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    Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, and Lee H. Hamilton, ranking member, House
    Committee on International Relations; and Robert L. Livingston,
    chairman, and David R. Obey, ranking member, House Committee on
    Appropriations.