January 15, 1998

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGIENCE

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
(New York, New York)
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For Immediate Release       January 15, 1998



TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE 
 SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
AND THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT 
COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGIENCE


January 12, 1998



Dear Mr. Chairmen:

By separate letter, I have transmitted to the Speaker of the House, President 
of the Senate, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the 
Chairman of the House International Relations Committee the certification and 
unclassified report detailing the history and current developments in the 
nonproliferation policies and practices of the People's Republic of China that 
are required by Public Law 99-183, relating to the approval and implementation 
of the agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the 
People's Republic of China.

Because of the information controls on the classified report that the 
Administration has also prepared for Congress on China's nonproliferation 
policies and practices in fulfill-ment of the remaining requirement of Public 
Law 99-183, I am transmitting the required classified report directly to your 
Committee.  The Administration regards the report transmitted herewith as 
containing sensitive intelligence and diplomatic information and requests that 
it be treated accordingly.

                               Sincerely,



       WILLIAM J. CLINTON



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