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The full text of the treaty.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
THE WHITE HOUSE, November 10, 1999.
To the Senate of the United States:
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the United
States of America and Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Annex, signed at Kiev on July 22, 1998.
I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, an exchange of notes which was signed on September 30, 1999, which provides
for its provisional application, as well as the report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty.
The Treaty is one of a series of modern mutual legal assistance treaties being negotiated by the United States in order to counter
criminal activities more effectively.
The Treaty should be an effective tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of crimes, including drug trafficking offenses.
The Treaty is self-executing. It provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal matters.
Mutual assistance available under the Treaty includes: taking of testimony or statements of persons; providing documents, records,
and articles of evidence; serving documents; locating or identifying persons; transferring persons in custody for testimony or other
purposes; executing requests for searches and seizures; assisting in proceedings related to restraint, confiscation, forfeiture of
assets, restitution, and collection of fines; and any other form of assistance not prohibited by the laws of the requested state.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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Quote:Treaty With Ukraine On Mutual Legal Assistance In Criminal Matters.Arizona Independent:
'Congressional democrats have begun inquiries into impeachment of President Trump allegedly because
Trump “tried to pressure” the Ukrainians into investigating possible corruption by former VP Joe Biden and
his son.
I have not heard reference of this treaty from the democrats or the “mainstream” press.
However, Trump was entirely within his legal purview according to a treaty signed into law during the Clinton
administration: Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
The original treaty was signed in Kiev on July 22, 1998. Clinton transmitted the treaty to the Senate on October
19, 1999, and it was ratified by the Senate on October 18, 2000. The following link shows Clinton’s Letter of
Transmittal, Clinton’s Letter of Submittal in which he summarizes the main points...'
The full text of the treaty.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
THE WHITE HOUSE, November 10, 1999.
To the Senate of the United States:
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the United
States of America and Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Annex, signed at Kiev on July 22, 1998.
I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, an exchange of notes which was signed on September 30, 1999, which provides
for its provisional application, as well as the report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty.
The Treaty is one of a series of modern mutual legal assistance treaties being negotiated by the United States in order to counter
criminal activities more effectively.
The Treaty should be an effective tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of crimes, including drug trafficking offenses.
The Treaty is self-executing. It provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal matters.
Mutual assistance available under the Treaty includes: taking of testimony or statements of persons; providing documents, records,
and articles of evidence; serving documents; locating or identifying persons; transferring persons in custody for testimony or other
purposes; executing requests for searches and seizures; assisting in proceedings related to restraint, confiscation, forfeiture of
assets, restitution, and collection of fines; and any other form of assistance not prohibited by the laws of the requested state.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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