[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 47 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Page 1707]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the National Emergency With Respect 
to Burma

November 21, 2001

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)

    As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Burma that was 
declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the Senate. An 
original was not available for verification of the content of this 
letter.