    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [May 30, 1998]
    [Page 855]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting the Detonation of a Nuclear
    Device by Pakistan
    May 30, 1998

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am
    hereby reporting that, in accordance with that section, I have
    determined that Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a
    nuclear explosive device on May 28, 1998. I have further directed the
    relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government
    to take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in
    section 102(b)(2) of that Act.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. The
    memorandum on sanctions against Pakistan is listed in Appendix D at the
    end of this volume.