[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15948]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 107-15

  Mr. REID. Madam President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following 
treaty transmitted to the Senate today by the President of the United 
States:
  Treaty with Honduras for Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled 
Vehicles and Aircraft (Treat Document No. 107-15).
  I further ask that the treaty be considered as having been read the 
first time; that it be referred, with accompanying papers, to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed, and that the 
President's message be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The message of the President is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
  With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Honduras for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled Vehicles and 
Aircraft, with Annexes and a related exchange of notes, signed at 
Tegucigalpa on November 23, 2001. I transmit also, for the information 
of the Senate, the report of the Department of State with respect to 
the Treaty.
  The Treaty is one of a series of stolen vehicle treaties being 
negotiated by the United States in order to eliminate the difficulties 
faced by owners of vehicles that have been stolen and transported 
across international borders. Like several in this series, this Treaty 
also covers aircraft. When it enters into force, it will be an 
effective tool to facilitate the return of U.S. vehicles and aircraft 
that have been stolen, robbed, or embezzled and found in Honduras.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 3, 2002.

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