    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [July 8, 1997]
    [Pages 925-926]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Luxembourg-United States
    Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty With Documentation
    July 8, 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 Treaty Between the Government of
    the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of
    Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at
    Washington on March 13, 1997, and a related exchange of notes. I
    transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the report of the
    Department of State with respect to the Treaty.
        The Treaty is one of a series of modern mutual legal assistance
    treaties that the United States is negotiating in order to counter
    criminal activity more effectively. The Treaty should be an effective
    tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of modern criminals,
    including those involved in drug trafficking, terrorism, other violent
    crime, and money laundering, fiscal fraud, and other ``white-collar''
    crime. The Treaty is self-executing.
        The treaty provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal
    matters. Mutual assistance

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    available under the Treaty includes: taking testimony or statements of
    persons; providing documents, records, and articles of evidence;
    transferring persons in custody for testimony or other purposes;
    locating or identifying persons and items; serving documents; executing
    requests for searches and seizures; immobilizing assets; assisting in
    proceedings related to forfeiture and restitution; and rendering any
    other form of assistance not prohibited by the laws of the Requested
    State.
        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 8, 1997.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    July 9.