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01/31/00 MON 08:47 FAX 202 456 9460 JAN. 30. 2000 4:29PM WHSR 03 NSC EXECSEC NO. 443 P. 4 003 Third, I will also ask Congress to begin transferring title to land on the western quarter of the island to Puerto Rico. [In the event that the residents of Vieques vote to continue training on the island, in recognition of the burden such training places on the community, we will increase the investment we make to meet infrastructure and development needs.] As a Defense Department panel found, To make this solution work, I need your help. I understand the long-held views people have on this issue. I understand that for many residents, the accident re-opened old wounds about the effect that training was having on quality of life. They reflect a distrust that, unfortunately has been building for decades. We have not always been good neighbors on Vieques. While this solution may not meet local needs as immediately as some people would like, I believe this plan will help resolve the impasse over Vieques. I believe it will do so in the fairest possible way, because it gives the people most affected by this decision the ability to choose for themselves what the future of their island will be. I hope I can count on the people of Vieques to participate when the vote occurs. I also hope I can count on your cooperation to implement the measure I have outlined to allow the training of our troops to continue in a responsible and much more limited manner during this period while addressing the long-time concerns of the residents of La Isla Nena (la EES-la NEN-ya). Puerto Ricans and the people of Vieques have contributed greatly to our country's security. And I very grateful for that. I hope that all of us can work together with our Congress, to implement this plan. Thank you and God Bless You. [And I thank Governor Rossello for his unceasing effort to work at this resolution to the impasse.] [Handwritten note: "If the 6hr'ts Governor M R"]

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