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3 shown · Jan '86
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This executive order immediately freezes all Libyan government assets and property interests located in the United States or held by U.S. persons worldwide, building on sanctions imposed the previous day. It delegates implementation authority to the Treasury Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of State.
President Reagan invoked emergency economic powers to impose sweeping trade and financial sanctions against Libya, citing its policies as an 'unusual and extraordinary threat.' The order immediately banned most U.S.-Libya transactions, with key trade prohibitions taking effect February 1, 1986, and authorized Treasury to issue implementing regulations.