Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Suspension of Defense Export Licenses to Eritrea, 11281 [E6-3133]
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs:
Suspension of Defense Export
Licenses to Eritrea
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to section 38 of the Arms
Export Control Act and effective as of
September 12, 2005 all new applications
for licenses and approvals of defense
articles and services for the export or
transfer to Eritrea under the Arms
Export Control Act (AECA) are
suspended. An exception is made for
such items that support U.S. antiterrorism and de-mining programs, are
necessary to meet U.S. commitments
under international conventions, and
are necessary for United Nations and
other appropriate peacekeeping
personnel and operation. Licenses and
approvals authorized prior to September
12, 2005 continue to be valid.
DATES: Effective Date: September 12,
2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James Juraska, Office of Defense Trade
Controls Policy, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 663–22860 or FAX
(202) 261–8199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the
policy of the U.S. Government, effective
as of September 12, 2005 to suspend all
licenses and approvals for the export or
transfer to Eritrea of defense articles and
services. An exception is made allowing
for the export or transfer to Eritrea of
defense articles and defense services
which support U.S. anti-terrorism,
counter-terrorism, and de-mining
programs, are necessary for United
Nations and other appropriate
peacekeeping operations, are necessary
to meet U.S. commitments under
international conventions, or that are
temporary exports of protective
clothing, to include flak jackets and
military helmets, for individual use by
United Nations personnel, media
representatives, and humanitarian and
development workers.
These actions are taken in accordance
with Section 405(a)(13)(B) of the
International Religious Freedom (IRF)
Act. Eritrea, designated a Country of
Particular Concern by Secretary Powell
in September 2004 for severe violations
of religious freedom, continues to act
egregiously to deny the rights of
worshippers. Current practices include
closing all churches but those officially
sanctioned by the Government of the
State of Eritrea (GSE), imprisonment of
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hundreds of worshippers without trial,
detention of prisoners in metal shipping
containers in the desert (punishment
cells), and an ongoing denial from the
GSE of any significant religious freedom
problem. Despite the attempts of several
U.S. officials, talks with senior GSE
representatives have proved futile.
Per Section 409 of the IRF Act, this
ban will last for two years, unless
expressly reauthorized, or unless the
Secretary determines at an earlier date
that the GSE ‘‘has ceased or taken
substantial and verifiable steps to cease
the particularly severe violations of
religious freedom.’’
The licenses and approvals for Eritrea
subject to this policy include
manufacturing licenses, technical
assistance agreements, technical data,
and all commercial exports of defense
articles and services subject to the Arms
Export Control Act, with the exclusion
of those types of defense articles and
services cited above. The foregoing
includes any agreement that proposes
Eritrea as a sales territory.
Notwithstanding this new policy,
authorizations granted prior to
September 12, 2005 for the export or
transfer to Eritrea of defense articles and
services subject to the ITAR remain
valid. The range of prior licenses and
approvals for Eritrea that remain valid
include manufacturing licenses,
technical assistance agreements,
technical data, and all commercial
exports of defense articles and services
subject to the Arms Export Control Act.
This action is taken pursuant to
Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778, 2791) and
§ 126.7 of the ITAR in furtherance of the
foreign policy of the United States.
John Hillen,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political
Military Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5335]
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Suspension of Defense
Export Licenses to Eritrea
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act and effective as of September 12, 2005 all new
applications for licenses and approvals of defense articles and
services for the export or transfer to Eritrea under the Arms Export
Control Act (AECA) are suspended. An exception is made for such items
that support U.S. anti-terrorism and de-mining programs, are necessary
to meet U.S. commitments under international conventions, and are
necessary for United Nations and other appropriate peacekeeping
personnel and operation. Licenses and approvals authorized prior to
September 12, 2005 continue to be valid.
DATES: Effective Date: September 12, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Juraska, Office of Defense
Trade Controls Policy, Department of State, Telephone (202) 663-22860
or FAX (202) 261-8199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the policy of the U.S. Government,
effective as of September 12, 2005 to suspend all licenses and
approvals for the export or transfer to Eritrea of defense articles and
services. An exception is made allowing for the export or transfer to
Eritrea of defense articles and defense services which support U.S.
anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, and de-mining programs, are
necessary for United Nations and other appropriate peacekeeping
operations, are necessary to meet U.S. commitments under international
conventions, or that are temporary exports of protective clothing, to
include flak jackets and military helmets, for individual use by United
Nations personnel, media representatives, and humanitarian and
development workers.
These actions are taken in accordance with Section 405(a)(13)(B) of
the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Act. Eritrea, designated a
Country of Particular Concern by Secretary Powell in September 2004 for
severe violations of religious freedom, continues to act egregiously to
deny the rights of worshippers. Current practices include closing all
churches but those officially sanctioned by the Government of the State
of Eritrea (GSE), imprisonment of hundreds of worshippers without
trial, detention of prisoners in metal shipping containers in the
desert (punishment cells), and an ongoing denial from the GSE of any
significant religious freedom problem. Despite the attempts of several
U.S. officials, talks with senior GSE representatives have proved
futile.
Per Section 409 of the IRF Act, this ban will last for two years,
unless expressly reauthorized, or unless the Secretary determines at an
earlier date that the GSE ``has ceased or taken substantial and
verifiable steps to cease the particularly severe violations of
religious freedom.''
The licenses and approvals for Eritrea subject to this policy
include manufacturing licenses, technical assistance agreements,
technical data, and all commercial exports of defense articles and
services subject to the Arms Export Control Act, with the exclusion of
those types of defense articles and services cited above. The foregoing
includes any agreement that proposes Eritrea as a sales territory.
Notwithstanding this new policy, authorizations granted prior to
September 12, 2005 for the export or transfer to Eritrea of defense
articles and services subject to the ITAR remain valid. The range of
prior licenses and approvals for Eritrea that remain valid include
manufacturing licenses, technical assistance agreements, technical
data, and all commercial exports of defense articles and services
subject to the Arms Export Control Act.
This action is taken pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778, 2791) and Sec. 126.7 of the ITAR
in furtherance of the foreign policy of the United States.
John Hillen,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Department
of State.
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