Text: President Clinton Seeks Trade Waiver for Vietnam
(Sends letter to House and Senate requesting waiver)

President Clinton sent a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate recommending a waiver for Vietnam of the Trade Act of 1974 for a 12-month period.

Following is the text of the letter:

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June 2, 2000
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Berlin, Germany)
June 2, 2000

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

June 2, 2000

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:)

I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "Act"), with respect to a further 12-month extension of the authority to waive sub-sections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act. This document constitutes my recommendation to continue in effect this waiver authority for a further 12-month period, and includes my reasons for determining that continuation of the waiver authority and the waiver currently in effect for Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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