Other Presidential Documents This sanction is imposed for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later. You are authorized and di- rected to transmit to the appropriate Congressional committees the report described in section 603 of the Act. Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive that sanction, pursuant to section 604(c) of the Act. This waiver shall be effective for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 30, 2006. Notice of July 18, 2006 Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, I declared a national emer- gency and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain per- sons and prohibiting the importation of certain goods from Liberia, pursu- ant 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 foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have un- dermined Liberia's transition to democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. I fur- ther noted that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on August 18, 2003, and the related ceasefire had not yet been universally implemented throughout Liberia, and that the illicit trade in round logs and timber prod- ucts was linked to the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which perpetuated the Liberian conflict and fueled and exacerbated other conflicts throughout West Africa. Today, Liberia is making a transition to a peaceful, democratic order under the new administration of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Charles Taylor is in the custody of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague. How- ever, the stability in Liberia is fragile. The actions and policies of Charles Taylor and others have left a legacy of destruction that still has the poten- tial to undermine Liberia's transformation and recovery. Because the actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an un- usual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States, 299
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