Federal Register: January 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 3)
Presidential Documents
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Part V
The President
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Notice of January 5, 2004--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to Libya
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Notice of January 5, 2004
Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to Libya
On January 7, 1986, by Executive Order 12543, President
Reagan declared a national emergency to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the actions and policies of the
Government of Libya. On January 8, 1986, by Executive
Order 12544, the President took additional measures to
block Libyan assets in the United States. The President
has transmitted a notice continuing this emergency to
the Congress and the Federal Register every year since
1986.
The crisis between the United States and Libya that led
to the declaration of a national emergency on January
7, 1986, has not been fully resolved, although there
have been some positive developments.
On September 12, 2003, the United Nations Security
Council adopted Resolution 1506 (UNSCR 1506), ending
the United Nations sanctions against Libya. These U.N.
sanctions were imposed in 1992 and 1993 as a result of
Libyan involvement in the terrorist bombings of Pan Am
103 in 1988 and UTA 772 in 1989, and included travel
restrictions, an arms embargo, and financial sanctions.
The UNSCR 1506 lifted these sanctions after Libya
addressed the requirements of the relevant UNSC
Resolutions, including accepting responsibility for the
actions of its officials in the Pan Am 103 attack and
arranging to compensate the families of the victims.
The United States abstained from voting on the lifting
of U.N. sanctions, and it made clear that it continued
to have serious concerns about other Libyan policies
and actions, including Libya's pursuit of weapons of
mass destruction, Libya's role with respect to
terrorism, and Libya's poor human rights record.
On December 19, 2003, Prime Minister Blair and I
announced separately that Libya's leader, Colonel
Muammar Qadhafi, had agreed to eliminate all elements
of Libya's chemical and nuclear weapons program,
declare all nuclear activities to the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accept international
inspections to ensure Libya's complete adherence to the
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and sign the IAEA
Additional Protocol, accede to the Chemical Weapons
Convention, eliminate ballistic missiles beyond 300
kilometer range, and immediately and unconditionally
allow inspectors from international organizations to
enter Libya. Libya's declaration of December 19, 2003,
marks an important and welcome step toward addressing
the concerns of the world community. As Libya takes
tangible steps to address those concerns, the United
States will in turn take reciprocal tangible steps to
recognize Libya's progress. Libya's agreement marks the
beginning of a process of rejoining the community of
nations, but its declaration of December 19, 2003, must
be followed by verification of concrete steps.
Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am
continuing the national emergency with respect
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to Libya. This notice shall be published in the Federal
Register and transmitted to the Congress.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 5, 2004.
[FR Doc. 04-363
Filed 1-5-04; pm]
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