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Executive Order 12914

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti

This executive order imposes targeted financial sanctions and aviation restrictions against Haiti's de facto military regime following a UN Security Council resolution. It blocks assets of Haitian military officers, coup participants, and their immediate families within U.S. jurisdiction, and prohibits most flights between the U.S. and Haiti except regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights.

Federal Register 59 FR 24339
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Impact dates

  1. Regulations and implementation actions by Treasury/State

  2. Order takes effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT

Key directives

  • Block all funds and financial resources of targeted Haitian military officers, coup participants, and their immediate families within U.S. jurisdiction or control
  • Prohibit permission for aircraft to take off from, land in, or overfly U.S. territory if destined to or from Haiti, except regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights
  • Prohibit evasion or attempted violation of order provisions
  • Authorize Secretary of Treasury to promulgate implementing regulations and redelegate functions
  • Direct all U.S. agencies to take appropriate measures including suspension/termination of existing licenses

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Asset blocking takes effect May 8, 1994 at 11:59 p.m. EDT
  • Flight restrictions take effect
  • Existing licenses subject to suspension/termination

Near term (90d)

  • Treasury/State Department implementation of regulations
  • Potential license applications and exemptions
  • Financial institution compliance adjustments

Long term

  • Sustained economic pressure on Haitian regime
  • Potential humanitarian and economic spillover effects
  • Precedent for UN-coordinated sanctions implementation

Risks & tensions

  • Humanitarian impact on Haitian civilian population from cumulative sanctions pressure
  • Potential conflict with pre-existing international contracts and agreements explicitly overridden
  • Vague scope of 'those employed by or acting on behalf of the Haitian military' creates compliance uncertainty for U.S. persons
  • Exception for 'regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights' leaves ambiguity about charter and cargo operations
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