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- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:45:00
Subject: NEWS-Text of Clinton Notice on Continuation of Emergency with
Respect to Burma
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Text of Clinton Notice on Continuation of Emergency with Respect to
Burma
U.S. Newswire
18-MAY-99
WASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the
text of a notice of Continuation of Emergency with
Respect
to Burma, released today by the White House:
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CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
BURMA
On May 20, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13047,
effective
at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time on May 21, 1997,
certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208),
that the Government of Burma has committed large-scale
repression of the democratic opposition in Burma after
September 30, 1996, thereby invoking the prohibition on
new
investment in Burma by United States persons, contained
in
that section. I also declared a national emergency to
deal
with the threat posed to the national security and
foreign
policy of the United States by the actions and policies
of the
Government of Burma, invoking the authority, inter alia,
of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701-1706).
The national emergency declared on May 20, 1997, must
continue beyond May 20, 1999, because the Government of
Burma continues its policies of committing large-scale
repression of the democratic opposition in Burma.
Therefore,
in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the
national emergency with respect to Burma. This notice
shall
be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to
the
Congress.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE,
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