Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
Prohibits Transactions With Terrorists Threatening the Middle East Peace Process
Real-world impact
- Prohibits transactions with the named individuals and group.
- Adds Usama bin Ladin, Islamic Army (Al-Qaida), Abu Hafs al-Masri, and Rifa'i Ahmad Taha Musa.
- Takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 21, 1998.
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Summary
This order prohibits transactions with foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process and revises the government list used for that prohibition. It adds Usama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Ladin (Usama bin Ladin), the Islamic Army (also named Al-Qaida and related groups), Abu Hafs al-Masri, and Rifa'i Ahmad Taha Musa to the Annex. The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 21, 1998, and will be sent to Congress and published in the Federal Register.
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