United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255

Author: George W. Bush  | Date: February 27, 2003

Notice—Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels,
February 27, 2003

On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, President Clinton declared a national emergency to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Government of Cuba of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba. In July 1996 and on subsequent occasions, the Government of Cuba stated its intent to forcefully defend its sovereignty against any U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft that might enter Cuban territorial waters or airspace while involved in a flotilla and peaceful protest. Since these events, the Government of Cuba has not demonstrated that it will refrain from the future use of reckless and excessive force against U.S. vessels or aircraft that may engage in memorial activities or peaceful protest north of Cuba. 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 Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867.

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

George W. Bush
The White House,
February 27, 2003.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:34 p.m., February 27, 2003]

Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on February 28.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255 255. Original Sources, accessed April 23, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K38CIIGEQTT2S7J.

MLA: Bush, George W. United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255, page 255. Original Sources. 23 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K38CIIGEQTT2S7J.

Harvard: Bush, GW, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:254-255, pp.255. Original Sources, retrieved 23 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K38CIIGEQTT2S7J.