[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 41 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Page 1429]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the Partnership 
for Peace

October 5, 2001

Dear __________ :

    Pursuant to section 514 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 205 of the 
NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447), I 
hereby transmit to you this report concerning Partnership for Peace 
(PFP) developments through July 15, 2001.
    The PFP continues to build on the record of success it has compiled 
since its inception in 1994. Partners have continued to use the PFP 
actively and effectively to build stronger ties with the Alliance and 
develop closer cooperation with their neighbors. The PFP and its 
political component, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), have 
greatly facilitated the incorporation of Partners into NATO operations 
in Bosnia and Kosovo. The PFP support of the Membership Action Plan, 
initiated in 1999, continues to help those partners that want to join 
NATO to implement reforms. Continued enhancements to PFP have provided 
an improved mechanism for Partners to develop interoperability with 
NATO, which will be necessary for future NATO-led Alliance/Partner 
missions.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Letters were sent to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., chairman, and Jesse 
Helms, ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; and Henry 
J. Hyde, chairman, and Tom Lantos, ranking member, House Committee on 
International Relations. An original was not available for verification 
of the content of this letter. This item was not received in time for 
publication in the appropriate issue.