1. Statement by the President on Burma, May 1, 2008
2. Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions Related to Burma
3. A Bulletin from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, May 1, 2008.
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 1, 2008
Statement by the President on Burma
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080501-8.html
The people of Burma have long awaited the op****tunity to live in a
true democracy. The referendum vote scheduled for May 10, 2008 could
have been that op****tunity. However, Than Shwe and his regime are
ensuring that the referendum vote will be on a dangerously flawed
constitution, and will not be free, fair, or credible. They continue
to ignore calls from the Burmese people and the international
community for a genuine process that could result in a legitimate
constitution reflecting the will of the people, and they continue to
carry out a campaign to intimidate voters, and to arrest those who
dare speak out against the flaws of the referendum and draft
constitution.
The regime has not acted on any of the measures called for by the
United Nations Security Council and does not cooperate with Special
Advisor Ibrahim Gambari. We have called for the early release of all
political prisoners; implementation of measures to address the
political, economic, humanitarian, and human rights issues that are of
concern; and the creation of necessary conditions for a genuine
dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all concerned parties and
ethnic groups in order to achieve an inclusive national
reconciliation. Furthermore, the regime has refused offers from Mr.
Gambari to provide technical assistance or international monitors for
the pending referendum.
Laura and I are committed to work for the people of Burma and help in
their struggle to free themselves from the regime's tyranny. I have
signed a new Executive Order that will block all property and
interests in property of designated individuals and entities
determined to be owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, the
Government of Burma or an official or officials of the Government of
Burma. This Executive Order expands existing authorities that allow
the United States Government to target those who are responsible for
sup****ting, empowering, and enriching the Burmese regime - a regime
that exploits and oppresses the people of Burma.
The United States will continue to pressure Burma's rulers until they
respond to the legitimate calls of the Burmese people for a genuine
dialogue leading to a democratic transition.
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 1, 2008
Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions Related to Burma
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080501-7.html
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Burmese Freedom
and Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-61, as amended, 50 U.S.C.
1701 note), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in
order to take additional steps with respect to the Government of
Burma's continued repression of the democratic opposition in Burma,
and with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13047 of May 20, 1997, relied upon for additional steps taken in
Executive Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, and expanded in Executive
Order 13448 of October 18, 2007,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, hereby
order:
Section 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3),
and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Ex****t Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX, Public
Law 106-387), or regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may
be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective
date of this order, all property and interests in property of the
following persons that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of United States persons, including their
overseas branches, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid,
ex****ted, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(a) the persons listed in the Annex attached and made a part of this
order; and
(b) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after
consultation with the Secretary of State:
(i) to be owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, the
Government of Burma or an official or officials of the Government of
Burma;
(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, logistical, or technical sup****t for, or goods or services
in sup****t of, the Government of Burma, the State Peace and
Development Council of Burma, the Union Solidarity and Development
Association of Burma, any successor entity to any of the foregoing,
any senior official of any of the foregoing, or any person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive
Order 13310, Executive Order 13448, or this order; or
(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or pur****ted to
act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive
Order 13310, Executive Order 13448, or this order.
Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the
United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or
avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in
this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth
in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term "person" means an individual or entity;
(b) the term "entity" means a partner****p, association, trust, joint
venture, cor****ation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen,
permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the
United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States; and
(d) the term "Government of Burma" means the Government of Burma
(sometimes referred to as Myanmar), its agencies, instrumentalities
and controlled entities, and the Central Bank of Burma.
Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type
specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to,
or for the benefit of, persons whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order would
seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13047, relied upon for additional steps
taken in Executive Order 13310, and expanded in Executive Order 13448,
and hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this
order.
Sec. 5. For those persons whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional
presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to
transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such
persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render
these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these
measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared
in Executive Order 13047, relied upon for additional steps taken in
Executive Order 13310, and expanded in Executive Order 13448, there
need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to
section 1 of this order.
Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions,
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all
powers granted to the President by IEEPA and section 4 of the Burmese
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate
any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United
States Government consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the
United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate
measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this
order.
Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine, and to take
necessary action to give effect to that determination, that
cir***stances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and
interests in property of, or the prohibiting of transactions with, a
person listed in the Annex to this order.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued
effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other
forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect
heretofore or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly
terminated, modified, or suspended by or pursuant to this order.
Sec. 9. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any
other person.
Sec. 10. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time
on May 1, 2008.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 30, 2008
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A Bulletin from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, May 1, 2008.
http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/bulletin.txt
The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
MYANMAR GEM ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MGE; a.k.a. MYANMA GEM ENTERPRISE), 66
Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road, Rangoon, Mayangone Town****p (MYGN), Burma [BURMA]
MYANMAR PEARL ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MPE; a.k.a. MYANMA PEARL ENTERPRISE),
No. 4345,
Bu Khwe, Naypyitaw, Burma [BURMA]
MYANMAR TIMBER ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MTE; a.k.a. MYANMA TIMBER
ENTERPRISE), P.O.
Box 206, Mission Road/Ahlone Street, Rangoon, Burma [BURMA]
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