    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
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    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Republic of Korea-United States
    Extradition Treaty With Documentation
    March 2, 1999

    To the Senate of the United States:
        With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
    ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty Between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Republic of Korea, signed at Washington on June 9, 1998 (hereinafter the
    ``Treaty'').
        In addition, I transmit for the information of the Senate, the
    report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. The Treaty
    will not require implementing legislation.
        The Treaty will, upon entry into force, enhance cooperation between
    the law enforcement communities of the United States and Korea. It will
    provide, for the first time, a framework and basic protections for
    extraditions between Korea and the United States, thereby making a
    significant contribution to international law enforcement efforts.
        The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content
    of extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States.
        I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
    to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    March 2, 1999.