    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [October 24, 2007]
    [Pages 1384-1385]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With
    Respect to the Situation In or In Relation to the Democratic Republic of
    the Congo
    October 24, 2007

    To the Congress of the United States:
        The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the
    Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and atrocities that
    continue to threaten regional stability and was addressed by the United
    Nations Security Council in Resolution 1596 of April 18, 2005,
    Resolution 1649 of December 21, 2005, and Resolution 1698 of July 31,
    2006, continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
    foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have determined
    that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in
    Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, and the related measures
    blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict.
        Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))
    provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
    prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
    publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice
    stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
    anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that
    the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation
    to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the related measures
    blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in
    that country, must continue in effect beyond October 27, 2007.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     October 24, 2007.

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    Note: The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.