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 Title 3--The President Libya, of course, had a demonstrated record of supporting certain terrorist orgaJizations in the 1970's and 1980's, so in making the statutory certifications it was prudent to review Libya's policies not only over the past 6 months but over the last several years to be sure of a definitive change. The result of that review is favorable -- for a number of years, Libya has ceased direct support for acts of terrorism and taken concrete steps to distance itself from terrorist organizations with which it used to maintain active ties. with respect to the past 6 monthsr Libya has continued to cooperate with the United States and the international community in the war on terrorism. Libya has worked closely with international partners to curtail the terrorism-related activities of the LIFG and other al-Qaida-associated groups and has continued to cooperate with the international community to help ensure that its territory is not used as a safehaven for international terrorists. Libya has continued to take steps to distance itself from past terrorist activities, and over the past 6 months there have been no allegations of Tripoli providing support for groups planning to engage in terrorist attacks. In 2004, the United States was compelled to raise with Libya its serious concerns about the statement by Abdulrahman Alamoudi during his 2004 federal prosecution that he had been part of a 2003 plot to assassinate then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah at the behest of Libyan officials. The United States stressed the gravity of these allegations and the need to evaluate Libya's adherence to its assurances to halt all use of violence for political purposes in light of this report. Relations between Libya and Saudi Arabia have subsequently improved: Libya sent a representative to Saudi King Fahd's funeral in August 2005; and one of Abdullah's first acts upon becoming King in August 2005 was to pardon the five Libyans being held in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of having been part of the assassination plot. In September 200b, officials from Libya and Saudi Arabia announced that the dispute between their governments surrounding the alleged assassination plot was resolved. Libya and Saudi Arabia have returned their ambassadors to their respective posts in each other's country, and diplomatic relations have been normalized. The United States will continue to monitor Libyan performance carefully. The United States has responded to Libya's actions to repudiate terrorism and its WMD programs through a careful step-by-step process designed to acknowledge Libya's progress while allowing continuing review at each subsequent stage. The easing of bilateral restrictions began in February 2004 with the lifting 286

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