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                            THE WHITE HOUSE
                     Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release January 14, 2000
                  TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO
                   THE CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
               ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS
              AND THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
                            AND APPROPRIATIONS

                             January 14, 2000

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 February 1, 2000, 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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