    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [October 14, 1994]
    [Pages 1761-1762]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Haiti
    October 14, 1994

    Dear Mr. Speaker:   (Dear Mr. President:)
        On October 4, 1991, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
    Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the National Emergencies Act (50
    U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), President Bush exercised his statutory authority
    to issue Executive Order No. 12775, declaring a national emergency and
    blocking Haitian government property. To further tighten the sanctions
    against Haiti, President Bush exercised his statutory authority to issue
    Executive Order No. 12779, and I acted pursuant to the same authorities
    as well as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22
    U.S.C. 287c), to issue Executive Order Nos. 12853, 12872, 12914, 12917,
    12920, and 12922.
        In view of the restoration of a democratically elected government in
    Haiti, and taking into consideration United Nations Security Council
    Resolution 944 of September 29, 1994, I have determined that the unusual
    and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
    economy of the United States previously posed by the policies and
    actions of the de facto regime in Haiti has terminated. Today, pursuant
    to the above authorities, I have exercised my statutory authority to
    issue an Executive order to terminate the national emergency declared in
    Executive Order No. 12775 and revoke the Executive orders referenced
    above imposing additional sanctions with respect to Haiti.

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        I have determined to issue the new Executive order terminating all
    remaining sanctions against Haiti in view of the return of Haiti's
    legitimately elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the adoption
    of United Nations Security Council Resolution 944, which rescinds
    mandatory sanctions against Haiti previously adopted by the Security
    Council with our support.
        Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate.
    The Executive order is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.