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The Honorable William J. Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20550

Dear Mr. President:

I am writing to you in my capacity as Chairman of your Export Council. The Council recognizes that you and the Vice President are taking an active leadership role in addressing the year 2000 computer/software issue and its potential impact on both government and private sector operations.

Our specific concern is that given the interlinked world economy, more emphasis needs to be given to this problem in various upcoming high level international governmental meetings. Specifically, we recommend that this issue be emphasized at the upcoming APEC meetings this month.

It is recognized that the cost to fix all the year 2000 associated problems will be significant. Although we recognize that this issue must be dealt with in the context of the economic issues facing many APEC member nations, we recommend that all countries focus on priority areas such as the financial, transportation, telecommunications, utilities, and medical services sectors.

Sincerely,

/s/
C. Michael Armstrong
Chairman

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