Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: FY 1999 Emergency Refugee Admissions Consultations Relating to Kosovars
In accordance with section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(b)), you are authorized to consult with the appropriate committees of the Congress concerning the authorization of 20,000 emergency refugee admissions during FY 1999, which would be allocated to Europe for the purpose of admitting Kosovar refugees to the United States.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
NOTE: An original was not available for verification of the content of this memorandum.
William J. Clinton, Memorandum on Emergency Refugee Admissions Consultations Relating to Kosovars Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/229595