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F eder al Re s e r v e Ba n k

ROBERT

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Dallas

D. M c T E E R , J R .
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Notice 92-52
TO:

The Chief Executive Officer of each
member bank and others concerned in
the Eleventh Federal Reserve District
SUBJECT
Yugoslavian Blocking Sanctions
DETAILS

Pursuant to an Executive Order issued by President Bush, effective
11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Saturday, May 30, 1992, all property and
interests in property of the Government of Serbia and the Government of
Montenegro, and all property and interests in property held in the name of the
Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the Government
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are blocked.
"Government of Serbia" and "Government of Montenegro" include any
subdivisions of these governments, local governments in Serbia and Montenegro,
their respective agencies, instrumentalities and controlled entities, and any
persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of any of the above,
including, but not by way of exclusion, the National Bank of Serbia, the
Serbian Chamber of Economy, the National Bank of Montenegro, and the Monteneg­
rin Chamber of Economy. In addition, Jugobanka and Udruzena Beogradska Banka
are to be considered blocked pending further review by the U.S. Treasury
Department.
"Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and
"Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" mean the government of the
former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the government of the
newly-constituted Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including their agencies,
instrumentalities and controlled entities, and any persons acting or purport­
ing to act for or on behalf of any of the above, and include, but not by way
of exclusion, the National Bank of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav National Army, and
the Yugoslav Chamber of Economy.
"Property" includes all bank accounts securities, checks, drafts,
and contracts. It also includes all funds transfers for which instructions
have been received. Any bank in the U.S. or foreign branch of a U.S. bank
with instructions to transfer funds in which there is a Yugoslav, Serbian, or
Montenegrin government interest must place the funds into a blocked interest-

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bearing account on its own books, even where no such account previously
existed. Credits to blocked accounts are permissible, but debits are prohib­
ited.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact the Office of Foreign Assets
Control at (202) 622-2490. For additional copies of this Bank’s notice,
please contact the Public Affairs Department at (214) 651-6289.
Sincerely yours,