The White House 

                   Office of the Press Secretary 

 _______________________________________________________________ 

 For Immediate Release                             June 26, 1995 



                Text Of A Letter From The President 
           To The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives 
              And The Chairman Of The Senate Committee 
                        On Foreign Relations 



                           June 26, 1995 



 Dear Mr. Speaker:   (Dear Mr. Chairman:) 

 In accordance with Public Law 95-384 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c)), 
 I submit to you this report on progress toward a negotiated 
 settlement of the Cyprus question.  The previous report covered 
 progress through March 31, 1995.  The current report covers 
 April 1, 1995 through May 31, 1995. 

 The central event of this period was the May 21-23 exploratory 
 talks between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.  These talks 
 were held in London and facilitated by Presidential Emissary 
 Beattie and Special Cyprus Coordinator Williams.  The talks laid 
 the groundwork for a second visit to the island by Mr. Beattie 
 to explore possible areas of agreement between Greek-Cypriot 
 leader Clerides and Turkish-Cypriot leader Denktash. 

                                Sincerely, 



                                William J. Clinton 



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