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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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