    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [June 3, 1998]
    [Page 872]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Waiver on Most-Favored-Nation
    Trade Status for Belarus
    June 3, 1998

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1)
    of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to the
    continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of
    section 402 of the Act. This document constitutes my recommendation to
    continue in effect this waiver for a further 12-month period and
    includes my determination that continuation of the waiver currently in
    effect for the Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the
    objectives of section 402 of the Act, and my reasons for such
    determination. I will submit separate reports with respect to Vietnam
    and the People's Republic of China.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    June 3, 1998.

    Note: The related memorandum is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.