For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 3, 2002
Message to the Senate of the United States
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of
Honduras for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled Vehicles and
Aircraft, with Annexes and a related exchange of notes, signed at
Tegucigalpa on November 23, 2001. I transmit also, for the information
of the Senate, the report of the Department of State with respect to
the Treaty.
The Treaty is one of a series of stolen vehicle treaties being
negotiated by the United States in order to eliminate the difficulties
faced by owners of vehicles that have been stolen and transported
across international borders. Like several in this series, this Treaty
also covers aircraft. When it enters into force, it will be an
effective tool to facilitate the return of U.S. vehicles and aircraft
that have been stolen, robbed, or embezzled and found in Honduras.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 3, 2002.
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