[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 20 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, May 18, 1998

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Volume 34--Number 20

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Pages 837-881

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Germany
        Berlin Airlift remembrance ceremony in Berlin--862
        Dinner hosted by President Herzog in Berlin--861
        General Motors Opel plant, roundtable discussion in Eisenach--
            864
        People of Eisenach--865
        People of Germany in Berlin--858
    International crime control strategy--847
    Massachusetts, Democratic National Committee dinner in Boston--839
    Radio address--838

Communications to Congress

    Food safety legislation, letter--846
    India, detonation of a nuclear device, message reporting--856
    Iran, message reporting--856
    National Institute of Building Sciences, message transmitting 
        report--846

Communications to Congress--Continued

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-U.S. treaty on mutual legal 
        assistance in criminal matters and documentation, message 
        transmitting--857

Communications to Federal Agencies

    India, sanctions for detonation of a nuclear device, memorandum--855
    Privacy and personal information in Federal records, memorandum--870

Executive Orders

    Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments--869
    Federalism--866
    Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission--845

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Birmingham, United Kingdom--873, 876, 877
        Potsdam, Germany--851
  
  
  
  
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Editor's Note: The President was in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on May 
15, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by 
the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion 
in this issue will be printed next week.




              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Contents--Continued

Joint Statements

    United States-United Arab Emirates Relations--849

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    France, President Chirac--876, 877
    Germany
        Chancellor Kohl--851, 858, 861, 862, 865
        President Herzog--858, 861
    Japan, Prime Minister Hashimoto--873
    United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Khalifa--849
    United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--877

Proclamations

    National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation 
        Week--837
    National Safe Boating Week--872
    Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week--850

Statements by the President

    Deaths
        Frank Sinatra--878
        Marjory Stoneman Douglas--866
    Indonesia, situation in--878
    Kosovo, situation in--855
    Labor Secretary Herman--845
    Middle East peace process--845
    Senate action on agriculture legislation--850
    Tobacco legislation, bipartisan--866

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--881
    Checklist of White House press releases--880
    Digest of other White House announcements--879
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--879

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