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Superseded
by Executive Order #24 Whitman
WHEREAS, the
Cuban people have demonstrated a great longing for freedom and democracy,
and have expressed increasing opposition to the Castro regime; and
WHEREAS, the
Cuban people have recently risked their lives by organizing democratic
activities on the island and by undertaking dangerous and courageous
flights for freedom to the United States and other countries; and
WHEREAS, in
light of the recent upheavals in the former Soviet Union and in
Eastern Europe, the Cuban-American community in New Jersey eagerly
awaits the time when similar movements for democratic reform gather
strength and momentum in Cuba; and
WHEREAS, the
Cuban-American community in New Jersey ardently looks forward to
the inevitable day when the Cuban people are forever liberated from
communist dictatorship, and the Cuban people are free to form a
government that is democratic, respects human rights, and honors
the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, a
liberated Cuba will enable the Cuban people to engage in social,
cultural, and economic exchanges with the people of the United States,
including the citizens of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, a
free and open exchange of ideas, people, and goods will greatly
benefit the people of Cuba as well as the people of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, New
Jersey should prepare to take full advantage of these inevitable
developments in Cuba; and
WHEREAS, it
is appropriate and necessary to undertake a thorough review of the
possible impact that these profound social and political changes
will have on the Sexy真人y and its residents;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. In light
of the enormous potential for democratic change in Cuba, the New
Jersey Department of Commerce and Economic Development shall conduct
a study to determine the likely social, economic, and cultural
consequences that would result from the liberation of the people
of Cuba. In particular, the Department of Commerce shall prepare
a plan setting forth a strategy that will enable the State of
New Jersey to take full advantage of the social, cultural, and
economic opportunities that would result from democratic reform
in Cuba.
2. The Department
of Commerce shall whenever necessary coordinate this effort with
any and all other State departments having relevant expertise
or knowledge of such issues.
3. The Department
of Commerce shall report its findings to me no later than one
year following the date of this Order.
4. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
15th day of April in the Year of Our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety Three, and of the Independence
of the United States, the Two Hundred
and Seventeenth.
/s/
JAMES J. FLORIO
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ M. Robert
DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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