    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [January 16, 1998]
    [Page 76]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Action on Title III of the Cuban
    Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
    January 16, 1998

    Dear Mr. Chairman:
        Pursuant to subsection 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
    Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), (the ``Act''), I
    hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months
    beyond February 1, 1998, of the right to bring an action under title III
    of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States
    and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
        Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Jesse Helms, chairman, Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations; Ted Stevens, chairman, Senate Committee
    on Appropriations; Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, House Committee on
    International Relations; and Robert L. Livingston, chairman, House
    Committee on Appropriations.