    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [September 5, 2002]
    [Pages 1556-1557]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Liechtenstein-United States
    Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
    September 5, 2002

    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 Principality of Liechtenstein on
    Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Vaduz on July 8,
    2002. 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 modern mutual legal assistance
    treaties being negotiated by the United States in order to

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    counter criminal activities more effectively. The Treaty should be an
    effective tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of crimes,
    including terrorism, drug trafficking, and fraud and other white-collar
    offenses. The Treaty is self-executing.
        The Treaty provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal
    matters. Mutual assistance available under the Treaty includes: locating
    or identifying persons or items; serving documents; taking the testimony
    or statements of persons; transferring persons in custody for testimony
    or other purposes; providing documents, records and items; executing
    requests for searches and seizures; assisting in proceedings related to
    immobilization and forfeiture of assets and restitution; initiating
    criminal proceedings in the Requested State; and any other form of
    assistance consistent with the purposes of this Treaty and not
    prohibited by the laws of the State from whom the assistance is
    requested.
        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 5, 2002.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    September 6. An original was not available for verification of the
    content of this message.