[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 9 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Reporting a Certification Regarding NATO 
Invitees Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and 
Slovenia

February 25, 2004

To the Congress of the United States:

    Consistent with Condition (3) of the resolution of advice and 
consent to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, adopted by the United States Senate on 
May 8, 2003, and based on the recommendation of the Department of State, 
I hereby certify to the Congress that each of these governments is 
cooperating fully with United States efforts to obtain the fullest 
possible accounting of captured or missing United States personnel from 
past military conflicts or Cold War incidents, to include:
     (A) facilitating full access to relevant archival material; and
     (B) identifying individuals who may possess knowledge relative to 
      captured or missing United States personnel, and encouraging such 
      individuals to speak with United States Government officials.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 February 25, 2004.

Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
February 26.