[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 29 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Page 1079]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Title III of the Cuban Liberty and 
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996

July 16, 1997

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 August 1, 1997, 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
The White House,
July 16, 1997.

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.