THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
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For Immediate Release January 17, 2001
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO
THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS
AND THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
AND APPROPRIATIONS
January 16, 2001
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 February 1, 2001, 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
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