    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [October 31, 1994]
    [Page 1919]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Iran
    October 31, 1994

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        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 Iran emergency is to continue in
    effect beyond November 14, 1994, to the Federal Register for
    publication. Similar notices have been sent annually to the Congress and
    the Federal Register since November 12, 1980. The most recent notice
    appeared in the Federal Register on November 2, 1993.
        The crisis between the United States and Iran that began in 1979 has
    not been fully resolved. The international tribunal established to
    adjudicate claims of the United States and U.S. nationals against Iran
    and of the Iranian government and Iranian nationals against the United
    States continues to function, and normalization of commercial and
    diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran has not been
    achieved. In these circumstances, I have determined that it is necessary
    to maintain in force the broad authorities that are needed in the
    process of implementing the January 1981 agreements with Iran and in the
    eventual normalization of relations with that country.
        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 notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.