[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.