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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Des Moines, Iowa)
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For Immediate Release                                      July 16, 1999
                  TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
                  TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS
                OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL
                   RELATIONS,THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
              FOREIGN RELATIONS, AND THE HOUSE AND SENATE
                     COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS

                             July 16, 1999

Pursuant to section 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, 1999, 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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