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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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