    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [May 21, 1998]
    [Page 820]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Reporting a Certification Required by the
    Ratification Resolution for the Protocols of Accession to NATO for
    Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
    May 21, 1998

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to the
    ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on
    the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, adopted by the
    Senate of the United States on April 30, 1998, I hereby certify to the
    Congress that, in connection with Condition (5), each of the governments
    of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are fully cooperating with
    United States efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting of
    captured and missing U.S. personnel from past military conflicts or Cold
    War incidents, to include (A) facilitating full access to relevant
    archival material, and (B) identifying individuals who may possess
    knowledge relative to captured and missing U.S. personnel, and
    encouraging such individuals to speak with United States Government
    officials.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    May 21, 1998.