[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32499]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF NONPROLIFERATION
[Public Notice 3175]
Imposition of Lethal Military Equipment Sanctions Against the
Government of Kazakhstan and Partial Waiver of These Sanctions
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Government has determined that the
Government of Kazakhstan transferred lethal military equipment to a
country determined by the Secretary of State to be a state sponsor of
terrorism. The United States Government determined that, despite the
transfers, furnishing assistance to the Government of Kazakhstan, other
than assistance furnished to a Government of Kazakhstan-owned entity, a
private Czech entity and three officials from the private Czech entity
that were specifically involved in the transfer of lethal military
equipment, is important to the national interests of the United States.
Further, it is the policy of the United States Government to deny all
U.S. Government assistance to these entities and foreign persons.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Smaldone, Office of Export
Controls and Conventional Arms Nonproliferation Policy, Bureau of
Nonproliferation, Department of State, (202-647-4231).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 620H of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2378), section 573 of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-87), section 563 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1995 (Pub. L. 103-306), section 552 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-
107), section 551 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104-208), section
550 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-118), section 551 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1999 (Pub. L. 105-277), and Executive Order 12163, as amended, on
November 17, 1999, the United States Government determined that the
Government of Kazakhstan has provided lethal military equipment to a
country determined by the Secretary of State to be a state sponsor of
terrorism. Also on November 17, 1999 and pursuant to the aforementioned
provisions of law, the United States Government determined furnishing
assistance restricted by these provisions to the Government of
Kazakhstan, with the exceptions that follow, is important to the
national interests of the United States. Assistance to the following
entity, its sub-units, subsidiaries and successors, is prohibited:
(1) Uralsk Plant Metallist (including at 1 Urdinskaya Street, City
of Uralsk, Republic of Kazakhstan 417024).
In addition, providing U.S. Government assistance to the Government
of Kazakhstan that directly or indirectly pays for goods, services or
technology of the following foreign entity and individuals and
providing U.S. Government assistance to the following foreign entity
and individuals is prohibited:
(1) Agroplast, a.s. (including at nam. Dr. E. Benese Square 13,
Liberec 1, Czech Republic);
(2) Petr Pernicka (including at 26/2 Soukenne nam., Liberec, Czech
Republic);
(3) Zbynek Svejnoha, (including at 603/4 Vodnyanska, Liberec 14,
Czech Republic);
(4) Alexander Petrenko, (Kazakhstani citizen, currently residing in
the Republic of Kazakhstan).
Further, it is the policy of the United States Government to deny
all types of U.S. Government assistance to the aforementioned foreign
entities and individuals.
These measures shall remain in place until further notice.
Dated: December 9, 1999.
John P. Barker, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation Controls.
[FR Doc. 99-32499 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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