    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [July 31, 1997]
    [Page 1036]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Trinidad and Tobago-United States
    Extradition Treaty With Documentation
    July 31, 1997

    To the Senate of the United States:
        With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
    ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of
    Trinidad and Tobago, signed at Port of Spain on March 4, 1996.
        In addition, I transmit, for the information of the Senate, the
    report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. As the
    report explains, the Treaty will not require implementing legislation.
        The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content
    of extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States.
        This Treaty will, upon entry into force, enhance cooperation between
    the law enforcement communities of both countries and thereby make a
    significant contribution to international law enforcement efforts. Upon
    entry into force, it will supersede the Extradition Treaty between the
    United States and Great Britain signed at London on December 22, 1931,
    and made applicable to Trinidad and Tobago upon its entry into force on
    June 24, 1935, and which the United States and Trinidad and Tobago have
    continued to apply following Trinidad and Tobago's independence. That
    treaty has become outmoded, and the new Treaty will provide significant
    improvements.
        I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
    to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    July 31, 1997.