Public Papers

Memorandum on Trade With the Soviet Union

1991-08-02

Presidential Determination No. 91 - 47

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Determination under Section 405(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended -- the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 - 618, January 3, 1975; 88 Stat. 1978), as amended (the ``Trade Act''), I determine, pursuant to section 405(a) of the Trade Act, that the ``Agreement on Trade Relations Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'' will promote the purposes of the Trade Act and is in the national interest.

You are authorized and directed to transmit copies of this determination to the appropriate Members of Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.

George Bush