    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [February 26, 2004]
    [Page 270]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the Security
    Progress of NATO Invitees Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
    Slovakia, and Slovenia
    February 26, 2004

    Dear _____ :
        Consistent with Condition 3(2)(A) of the Senate resolution of advice
    and consent to ratification to the Protocols to the North Atlantic
    Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
    Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, passed on May 8, 2003, I am providing a
    report prepared by my Administration.
        This report describes the progress of the seven NATO invitees in
    satisfying the security sector and security vetting requirements for
    membership in NATO. As the report makes clear, all seven satisfy these
    NATO requirements.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Pat Roberts, chairman, and John D.
    Rockefeller IV, vice chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
    and Porter J. Goss, chairman, and Jane Harman, vice chairman, House
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.