    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [September 30, 1994]
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    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency
    With Respect to Haiti
    September 30, 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 Haitian emergency is to continue in
    effect beyond October 4, 1994, to the Federal Register for publication.
        Resolution of the crisis between the United States and Haiti is in
    sight as a result of the September 18 agreement reached in Port-au-
    Prince by the delegation led by former President Carter. Pursuant to
    that agreement I have announced that all unilateral United States
    sanctions against Haiti will be suspended with the exception of the
    blocking of the assets of any persons subject to the blocking provisions
    of Executive Orders Nos. 12775, 12779, 12853, 12872, or 12914 and
    Haitian citizens who are members of the immediate family of any such
    person as identified by the Secretary of the Treasury.
        At the same time, the United Nations Security Council, with our
    support, has decided that the sanctions established in Resolutions 841
    and 917 should remain in force, consistent with the provisions of
    Resolutions 917 and 940, until the military leaders in Haiti relinquish
    power and President Aristide returns to Haiti. That may well not occur
    before October 4, 1994. Therefore, I have determined that it is
    necessary to retain the authority to apply economic sanctions to ensure
    the restoration and security of the democratically elected Government of
    Haiti.
        While the UN Security Council sanctions remain in force and in order
    to enable the multinational forces to carry out their mission and to
    promote the betterment of the Haitian people in the interval until
    President Aristide's return, I have directed that steps be taken in
    accordance with Resolutions 917 and 940 to permit supplies and services
    to flow to Haiti to restore health care, water and electrical services,
    to provide construction materials for humanitarian programs, and to
    allow the shipment of communications, agricultural, and educational
    materials. This will allow the Haitian people to begin the process of
    reconciliation and rebuilding without delay.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    September 30, 1994.

    Note: The notice and related memorandum on the Economic Support Fund for
    Haiti are listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.