Law Enforcement:  Legal Assistance

Treaty signed at Nassau June 12 and August 18, 1987; with exchange of correcting notes; Transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate April 13, 1988 (Treaty Doc. 100-17, 100th Congress, 2d Session); Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations July 25, 1989 (Senate Executive Report No. 101-12, 101st Congress, 1st Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate    October 24, 1989; Ratified by the President January 2,1990; Ratified by the Bahamas July 18, 1990; Ratifications exchanged at Washington July 18, 1990; entered into force July 18, 1990.

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future