[Federal Register: December 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 240)]
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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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