Letter from U.S. Justice Dept.

                                        U.S. Department of Justice
                                        Pardon Attorney
                                        500 First Street N.W.
                                        Suite 400
                                        Washington, D.C. 20530
                                        Sept. 2, 1997

Mr. Gerald J. Ross
PO Box 1533 
Eugene, Oregon 97403

Dear Mr. Ross:

    This responds to your e-mail message of December 1, 1996, to Mrs.
Clinton, requesting a pardon for Silvia Baraldini, a federal prisoner.
I apologize for the delay in responding.

    Federal prisoners are not eligible to apply for a full pardon until
at least five years after their release from incarceration.  Although
a prisoner may be eligible to seek executive clemency in form of
commutation (reduction) of sentence, clemency is generally considered only
upon submission of a request for clemency by the prisoner. To date,
Ms. Baraldini has not applied for clemency.

   Thank you for writing to Mrs. Clinton.

                                     Sincerely,

 
                                      Margaret Colgate Love
                                      Pardon Attorney