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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–92 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO COˆ TE D’IVOIRE 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A DECLARATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 

CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN COˆ TE D’IVOIRE IS TO 

CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND FEBRUARY 7, 2008, PURSUANT 

TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

FEBRUARY 6, 2008.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, February 5, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary 

date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the 

Federal Register for publication, stating that the national emergency and related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in Coˆte d’Ivoire are to continue in 

effect beyond February 7, 2008. 

In March 2007, the Ougadougou Political Agreement was signed 

by the two primary protagonists in Coˆte d’Ivoire’s conflict. Although considerable progress has been made in implementing this 

agreement, the situation in or in relation to Coˆte d’Ivoire poses a 

continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. 

For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency and related measures blocking the 

property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in Coˆte 

d’Ivoire. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY BLOCKING PROPERTY

OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN COˆ TE

D’IVOIRE

On February 7, 2006, by Executive Order 13396, I declared a national emergency and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in Coˆte d’Ivoire, 

pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706). I took this action to deal with the unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of 

the United States constituted by the situation in or in relation to 

Coˆte d’Ivoire, which has been addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, and has resulted in the massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, significant political violence and unrest, and attacks against international peacekeeping forces leading to fatalities. Because the situation in or in 

relation to Coˆte d’Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States, the national emergency declared on February 7, 

2006, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that 

emergency, must continue in effect beyond February 7, 2008. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396. 

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, February 5, 2008. 

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