94-24833. Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Formulate or Implement Policies That Are Impeding the Transition to Democracy in Liberia or Who Benefit From Such Policies

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 50683-50684]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24833]


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[Federal Register: October 5, 1994]




                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6730 of September 30, 1994

 

Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and 
                Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Formulate or Implement 
                Policies That Are Impeding the Transition to Democracy 
                in Liberia or Who Benefit From Such Policies

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In light of the long-standing political and 
                humanitarian crisis in Liberia, I have determined that 
                it is in the interests of the United States to restrict 
                the entrance into the United States as immigrants and 
                nonimmigrants of certain Liberian nationals who 
                formulate or implement policies that impede Liberia's 
                transition to democracy or who benefit from such 
                policies, and the immediate families of such persons.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, by the power 
                vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 
                laws of the United States of America, including section 
                212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 
                as amended (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 
                3, United States Code, hereby find that the 
                unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the 
                United States of persons described in section 1 of this 
                proclamation would, except as provided for in section 2 
                or 3 of this proclamation, be detrimental to the 
                interests of the United States. I hereby proclaim that:

                Section 1. The entry into the United States as 
                immigrants and nonimmigrants of persons who formulate 
                or implement policies that impede Liberia's transition 
                to democracy or who benefit from such policies, and the 
                immediate family members of such persons, is hereby 
                suspended.

                Sec. 2. Section 1 shall not apply with respect to any 
                person otherwise covered by section 1 where entry of 
                such person would not be contrary to the interests of 
                the United States.

                Sec. 3. Persons covered by sections 1 and 2 shall be 
                identified pursuant to procedures established by the 
                Secretary of State, as authorized in section 5 below.

                Sec. 4. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed 
                to derogate from United States Government obligations 
                under applicable international agreements.

                Sec. 5. The Secretary of State shall have 
                responsibility to implement this proclamation pursuant 
                to procedures the Secretary may establish.

                Sec. 6. This proclamation is effective immediately and 
                shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary 
                of State determines that it is no longer necessary and 
                should be terminated.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)>

[FR Doc. 94-24833
Filed 10-3-94; 3:01 pm]
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