    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [February 5, 1998]
    [Pages 181-182]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Poland-United States Fisheries
    Agreement
    February 5, 1998

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
    Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an
    Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Republic of Poland extending the Agreement of August
    1, 1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with
    annexes and agreed minutes, as amended and extended (the 1985
    Agreement). The Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at
    Warsaw on February 5 and August 25, 1997, extends the 1985 Agreement to
    December 31, 1999.

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        In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the
    Republic of Poland, I urge that the Congress give favorable
    consideration to this Agreement at an early date.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 5, 1998.