WHITE HOUSE ON BURMA

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THE WHITE HOUSE

                        Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                  December 14, 1999


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


                         December 14, 1999



Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Burma that was
declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997.

                              Sincerely,





                              WILLIAM J. CLINTON





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