    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
    [November 10, 2008]
    [Pages 1353-1354]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
    November 10, 2008

    Dear Madam Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act
    (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal
    Register for publication, stating that the national emergency with
    respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was
    declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, as amended, is
    to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2008.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of

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