Jimmy Carter

It is therefore an interim report which will summarize the efforts made by the United States Government to date to obtain cooperation.

I am transmitting herewith a report concerning the extent to which the Republic of Korea is cooperating with the Department of Justice investigation.

The cooperation needed from Mr. Park involves both his early interrogation in connection with Grand Jury investigations and his eventual appearance before trial juries.

The White House announced that King Hassan II of Morocco has accepted the invitation of the President to pay a state visit to the United States.

We must develop a comprehensive, coordinated approach to drug abuse prevention.

I expressed grave concern at the effect Tongsun Park's lack of cooperation was having on our mutual interests.

An act to provide for certain additions to the Tinicum National Environmental Center.

This legislation goes a long way toward achieving that end.

We must secure truthful and effective testimony for successful prosecutions at trials in the United States.

An act to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1978.

This will provide large cities with an opportunity to find landfill sites and other alternative measures for eliminating or disposing of their wastes.

I want to welcome all of you here this morning for an occasion that's very important to our country.

I believe this demonstrates the commitment of Congress and the administration to protect and preserve one of mankind's most precious possessions-our oceans and our seashores.

We lose 300,000 acres of these extremely valuable component parts of our national ecology every year.

I'm thankful that this is an action that Congress has taken.

The true measure of a nation's success is how it addresses the needs of its most vulnerable members.

The Director shall insure that the scholarly integrity and nonpolitical character of educational and cultural exchange activities vested in the Director are maintained.

I am pleased to transmit, in accordance with that Resolution, this annual World Weather Plan that describes significant activities and accomplishments and outlines the planned participation of Federal agencies for the coming fiscal year.

The continuing drought in the western United States is affecting not only agriculture and power generation but even basic community water supplies.

The Commission's reports to the Congress shall include assessments of the degree to which the scholarly integrity and nonpolitical character of the educational and cultural exchange activities vested in the Director have been maintained…

There is hereby established a Defense Meritorious Service Medal.

We cannot merely be idle bystanders.

We may be facing now the best opportunity for a permanent Middle East peace settlement in our lifetime.

The United Nations continued to serve as a valuable forum for the discussion of political disputes even where progress on the underlying issues was not always possible.

I am pleased to send to the Congress this 31st annual report on the principal activities of the United States in the United Nations and its constituent organizations during calendar year 1976.