[House Document 105-134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

105th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - -  House Document 105-134


 
CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL UNION 
           FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA (``UNITA'')

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                                MESSAGE

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL 
 UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA (UNITA) IS TO CONTINUE IN 
    EFFECT BEYOND SEPTEMBER 26, 1997, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)




 September 24, 1997.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national 
emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its 
declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register 
and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the 
emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. 
In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed 
notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to the 
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA'') 
is to continue in effect beyond September 26, 1997, to the 
Federal Register for publication.
    The circumstances that led to the declaration on September 
26, 1993, of a national emergency have not been resolved. The 
actions and policies of UNITA pose a continuing unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United 
States. United Nations Security Council Resolution 864 (1993) 
continues to oblige all Member States to maintain sanctions. 
Discontinuation of the sanctions would have a prejudicial 
effect on the Angolan peace process. For these reasons, I have 
determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities necessary to apply economic pressure to UNITA to 
reduce its ability to pursue its aggressive policies of 
territorial acquisition.
                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, September 24, 1997.
                                 Notice

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            Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA

    On September 26, 1993, by Executive Order 12865, I declared 
a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted 
by the actions and policies of the National Union for the Total 
Independence of Angola (``UNITA''), prohibiting the sale or 
supply by United States persons or from the United States, or 
using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, of arms and related 
material of all types, and petroleum and petroleum products to 
the territory of Angola, other than through designated points 
of entry. The order also prohibits the sale or supply of such 
commodities to UNITA. Because of our continuing international 
obligations and because of the prejudicial effect that 
discontinuation of the sanctions would have on the Angolan 
peace process, the national emergency declared on September 26, 
1993, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with 
that emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 26, 
1997. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing 
the national emergency with respect to UNITA.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, September 24, 1997.
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