NSDD 16 Economic and Security Decisions for Libya

SECRET 74740 DECLASSIFIED System II Authority H. Leavy to Heiettein 4/20/05 90069 BY KML NARADATE 6/5/12 THE WHITE HOUSE GnCRET/SENSITIVE WASH:NGTON December 10, 1981 NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 16 ECONOMIC AND SECURITY DECISIONS FOR LIBYA After consultation with the National Security Council I have directed that the following steps be taken to reduce the threat that Libya poses to U.S. national security: 1. The Secretary of State should send a private demarche to Libya reemphasizing an earlier warning concerning its plotting of terrorist actions against U.S. citizens or facilities. 2. The Secretary of State should request in the name of the President that U.S. corporations with American citizens in Libya and U.S. corporations that trade with Libya make a voluntary withdrawal of those Americans and a minimization of sales and purchases to and from Libya. 3. The Secretary of State shall invalidate U.S. passports for travel to Libya. 4. During the withdrawal of Americans and in the context of Libyan terrorist planning against U.S. targets, the Secretary of the Treasury shall initiate and coordinate preparations for: a. U.S. embargo of imports of Libyan oil. b. U.S. embargo of exports to Libya. 5. The Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall undertake to develop and evaluate military measures suitable for execution in response to: a. An unsuccessful assassination attempt while Americans are withdrawing. b. A successful assassination attempt while Americans are withdrawing. C. An attack after Americans have been taken hostage. d. An attack following the withdrawal of Americans. GLCRET/SENSITIVE Review on December 9, 1987 ~r