[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 2 (Monday, January 16, 2006)]
[Pages 39-40]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of 
the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and 
Movement of Vessels

January 10, 2006

    On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a national emergency was 
declared to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of 
international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by 
the Cuban government of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in 
international airspace north of Cuba. In July 1996 and on subsequent 
occasions, the Cuban government stated its intent to forcefully defend 
its sovereignty against any U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft that 
might enter Cuban territorial waters or airspace while involved in a 
flotilla or peaceful protest. Since these events, the Cuban government 
has not demonstrated that it will refrain from the future use of 
reckless and excessive force against U.S. vessels or aircraft that may 
engage in memorial activities or peaceful protest north of Cuba. On 
February 26, 2004, by Proclamation 7757,

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the scope of the national emergency was expanded in order to deny 
monetary and material support to the repressive Cuban government, which 
had taken a series of steps to destabilize relations with the United 
States, including threatening to abrogate the Migration Accords with the 
United States and to close the United States Interests Section.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the 
national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority 
relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set 
out in Proclamation 6687, as amended and expanded by Proclamation 7757.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 January 10, 2006.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:53 a.m., January 11, 
2006]

Note: This notice was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
January 11, and it was published in the Federal Register on January 12.