    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [December 31, 1997]
    [Page 1828]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting a Certification Required by
    the Ratification Resolution of the Chemical Weapons Convention
    December 31, 1997

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
        In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to
    ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
    Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
    Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24,
    1997, I hereby certify that:
        In connection with Condition (9), Protection of Advanced
    Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and interests of
    chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms in the United States
    are not being significantly harmed by the limitations of the Convention
    on access to, and production of, those chemicals and toxins listed in
    Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Jesse Helms, chairman, Senate Committee on
    Foreign Relations.