[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 36 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Page 1480]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Honduras-United States Treaty for 
the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled Vehicles and Aircraft With 
Documentation

September 3, 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 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.