May 12 / Administration of George Bush, 1992

Message to the Senate Transmitting 1987 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations May 12, 1992

To the Senate of the United States: States submitted two reservations and re- With a view to receiving the advice and sponded to a statement submitted by Cuba consent of the Senate to ratification, I trans- directed at U.S. use of radio frequencies mit herewith the Partial Revision of the in Guantanamo. The specific reservations Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979) signed on and statement are addressed in the report behalf of the United States at Geneva on of the Department of State. October 17, 1987, and the United States Most of the Partial Revision of the Radio reservations and statement as contained in Regulations entered into force October 3, the Final Protocol. I transmit also, for the 1989, for governments that, by that date, information of the Senate, the report of the had notified the Secretary General of the Department of State with respect to the International Telecommunication Union of 1987 Partial Revision. their approval thereof; provisions specifically The 1987 Revision constitutes a partial re- related to the maritime mobile service in vision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva the high frequency bands entered into force 1979), to which the United States is a party. on July 1, 1991. The primary purpose of the present revision I believe that the United States should, is to update the existing regulations pertain- subject to the reservations mentioned ing to the mobile radio services to take into above, become a party to the 1987 Partial account technical advances and the rapid Revision, which has the potential to improve growth of these services, and to implement mobile radio-communications worldwide. It the Global Maritime Distress and Safety is my hope that the Senate will take early System. The revised regulations, with the action on this matter and give its advice two exceptions noted below, are consistent and consent to ratification. with the positions taken by the United GEORGE BUSH States at the 1987 World Administrative Radio Conference for the Mobile Services. The White House, At the time of signature, the United May 12, 1992.

Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Proposed Extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program May 12, 1992

The President and the congressional Re- includes 20 weeks of extended benefits in publican leadership jointly announced a high unemployment States) and 39 weeks proposal to extend the Emergency Unem- of benefits (which includes 13 weeks of ex- ployment Compensation Program from the tended benefits in all other States) until Jan- current expiration date of July 4, 1992, to uary 2, 1993. Thereafter, these extended March 6, 1993. Senate Republican leader benefits would be paid for 10 weeks and Bob Dole, Senator Bob Packwood, and 7 weeks until March 1, 1993. Total costs House Republican leader Bob Michel of the new benefits are estimated to be $2.5 joined the President in announcing the ex- billion. These costs would be fully paid for tension. by offsets contained in the President’s 1993 The proposal would continue the payment budget. of a total of 46 weeks of benefits (which Further, the proposal directs that Adviso-

756 Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 12 ry Council on Unemployment Compensa- through the Disaster Unemployment Assist- tion to study and make recommendations ance Program. on permanent unemployment compensation The President stated, ‘‘I urge the Con- reforms by February 1, 1993. gress to join us in setting aside partisan poli- As previously announced, workers who tics and moving expeditiously to pass this are unemployed as a result of the disturb- extension so that unemployed workers will ances in Los Angeles and who may not know they can count on these benefits as qualify for standard unemployment benefits the economy begins to recover.’’ will be receiving unemployment benefits

Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President’s Meeting With Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago May 12, 1992

The President met this afternoon with coordinated counternarcotics strategy and Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad thanked him for his quick action in address- and Tobago. The President congratulated ing the drug problem. The Prime Minister him on his plans to further liberalize Trini- expressed his appreciation to the President dad and Tobago’s economy by removing im- for the support of the United States and port restrictions and promoting privatiza- reaffirmed his commitment to economic re- tion. He praised Prime Minister Manning’s forms and a strong counternarcotics effort.

Nomination of Marilyn McAfee To Be United States Ambassador to May 12, 1992

The President today announced his inten- served as Counselor of Public Affairs at the tion to nominate Marilyn McAfee, of Flor- U.S. Embassy in Santiago, , 1986–89; ida, a career member of the Senior Foreign and in Caracas, , 1983–86. Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ms. McAfee graduated from the Univer- Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala. sity of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1961) and Johns She would succeed Thomas F. Stroock. Hopkins University (M.A.T., 1962). She was Since 1989, Ms. McAfee has served as born January 23, 1940, in Portsmouth, NH. Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Em- Ms. McAfee resides in Jacksonville, FL. bassy in La Paz, . Prior to this, she

Nomination of Robert F. Goodwin To Be United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa May 12, 1992

The President today announced his inten- and to serve concurrently and without addi- tion to nominate Robert F. Goodwin, of tional compensation as Ambassador to West- Maryland, to be Ambassador to New Zealand ern Samoa. He would succeed Della M.

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