[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[Page 819]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Proposed Acquisition of Ross 
Catherall US Holdings Inc., by Dubai International Capital LLC

April 28, 2006

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

    Attached is a classified report on my decision to take no action to 
suspend or prohibit the proposed acquisition of Ross Catherall US 
Holdings Inc., by Dubai International Capital LLC, a subsidiary of Dubai 
Holding LLC.
    I have made this decision under the authority vested in me as 
President by section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the 
``Exon-Florio amendment''), 50 U.S.C. App. 2170, and on the basis of the 
recommendation from senior officials who make up the Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States.
    The attached report, prepared by my Administration, is submitted 
consistent with subsection (g) of that amendment and is subject to the 
provisions of subsection (c) regarding confidentiality of information.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Identical 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.