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Public Papers of George Bush, 1990
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia
June 3, 1990
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
I hereby transmit my determination that continuation of the waiver applicable to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will substantially promote the objectives of Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974. The attached documents, referred to in Section 402(d)(5) of the Trade Act of 1974, include my reasons for my determination that continuation of the waiver in effect for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will substantially promote the objectives of Section 402.
Sincerely,
GEORGE BUSH
Pursuant to section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, I have today determined that continuationof the waiver currently applicable to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. My determination is attached and incorporated herein.
The Czechoslovak Government has already instituted reforms ensuring freedom of emigration for all of its citizens. The reform government of Vaclav Havel has implemented sweeping liberal emigration policies, eliminating virtually all the emigration restrictions of the previous communist regime. Under the new travel regulations issued by the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on January 1, 1990, potential emigrants need only a valid passport and a foreign immigrant visa. Passports are now issued routinely and are valid for travel to all countries. Citizens no longer need exit visas to travel. All pending bilateral family reunification cases have been resolved.
Further, since I waived application of the Jackson-Vanik amendment on February 20, 1990, new laws have been passed guaranteeing freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of the press. Czechoslovakia’s ethnic groups have agreed that interethnic disputes should be resolved by constitutional means.
NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Dan Quayle, President of the Senate. The letter and attachment were released by the Office of the Press Secretarial on June 4.
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Chicago: George Bush, "Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia," Public Papers of George Bush, 1990 in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush, 1989 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.1824 768. Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ANK6W9HTKZWQDY.
MLA: Bush, George. "Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia." Public Papers of George Bush, 1990, in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush, 1989 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.1824, page 768. Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ANK6W9HTKZWQDY.
Harvard: Bush, G, 'Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia' in Public Papers of George Bush, 1990. cited in , Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush, 1989 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.1824, pp.768. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ANK6W9HTKZWQDY.
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