[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 29 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Page 1398]
[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, 1998

Dear __________:

    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, 1998, 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

Note: Identical letters were sent to Robert L. Livingston, chairman, and 
David R. Obey, ranking member, House Committee on Appropriations; 
Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, and Lee H. Hamilton, ranking member, House 
Committee on International Relations; Jesse Helms, chairman, and Joseph 
R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and Ted Stevens, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, ranking member, Senate 
Committee on Appropriations.