    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 17, 1994]
    [Pages 1474-1475]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency
    With Respect to UNITA
    August 17, 1994

    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, 1994, 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

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    United States. United Nations Security Council Resolution 864 (1993)
    continues to oblige all Members 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,
    August 17, 1994.

    Note: The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.