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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                         (Camp David, Maryland)
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For Immediate Release                                      July 18, 2000

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Taliban (Afghanistan) that was declared in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

                                   THE WHITE HOUSE,
                                   July 17, 2000.

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