[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
[September 30, 1994]
[Page 1671]
[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.