For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 21, 2005

Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and International Relations and the

Dear Mr. Chairman: (Dear Representative:) (Dear Senator:)

Consistent with section 2(10) of the Senate's resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia of May 8, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108 4), I am pleased to submit to the Congress the enclosed report prepared by my Administration.

This report is classified due to the nature of the information it contains regarding NATO's internal decision making processes.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

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