For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 3, 2003
Presidential Letter
January 2, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
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, stating that the Libya emergency is to continue in
effect beyond January 7, 2003, to the Federal Register for
publication. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was
published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 637).
The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the
declaration on January 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been
resolved. Despite the United Nations Security Council's suspension of
U.N. sanctions against Libya upon the Libyan government's hand-over of
the Pan Am 103 bombing suspects, Libya has not yet complied with its
obligations under U.N. Security Council Resolutions 731 (1992), 748
(1992), and 883 (1993), which include Libya's obligation to accept
responsibility for the actions of its officials and pay compensation.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
continue the national emergency declared with respect to Libya and
maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Libya to respond
to this threat.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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