    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [December 5, 1997]
    [Pages 1727-1728]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for
    Certain Former Eastern Bloc States
    December 5, 1997

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        I hereby transmit a report concerning emigration laws and policies
    of Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
    Uzbekistan as required by subsections 402(b) and 409(b) of title IV of
    the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''). I have determined that
    Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
    Uzbekistan are in full compliance with subsections 402(a) and 409(a) of
    the Act. As required by title IV, I will provide the Congress with
    periodic reports regarding the compliance of Albania, Kazakhstan,
    Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan with these
    emigration standards.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

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    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. This
    letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 8.
    The related memorandum of December 5 on emigration policies of Albania,
    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan is
    listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.