    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [March 25, 1996]
    [Pages 509-510]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Congress Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect
    to Angola (UNITA)
    March 25, 1996

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since September
    26, 1995, concerning the national emergency with respect to Angola that
    was declared in Executive Order No. 12865 of September 26, 1993. This
    report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National
    Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
        On September 26, 1993, I declared a national emergency with respect
    to Angola, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International
    Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the United
    Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c). Consistent with
    United Nations Security Council Resolution 864, dated September 15,
    1993, the order prohibited the sale or supply by United States persons
    or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft,
    of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and
    ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum
    and petroleum products to the territory of Angola other than through
    designated points of entry. The order also prohibited such sale or
    supply to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
    (``UNITA''). United States persons are prohibited from activities that
    promote or are calculated to promote such sales or supplies, or from
    attempted violations, or from evasion or avoidance or transactions that
    have the purpose of evasion or avoidance, of the stated prohibitions.
    The order authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
    the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation
    of rules and regulations, as might be necessary to carry out the
    purposes of the order.
        1. On December 10, 1993, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign
    Assets Control (``FAC'') issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations
    (the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement the President's
    declaration of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against
    Angola (UNITA). There have been no amendments to the Regulations since
    my report of September 18, 1995.
        The Regulations prohibit the sale or supply by United States persons
    or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft,
    of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and
    ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum
    and petroleum products to UNITA or to the territory of Angola other than
    through designated points. United States persons are also prohibited
    from activities that promote or are calculated to promote such sales or
    supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from any transaction by any United
    States persons that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or
    avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in
    the Executive order. Also prohibited are transactions by United States
    persons, or involving the use of U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft,
    relating to transportation to Angola or UNITA of goods the exportation
    of which is prohibited.
        The Government of Angola has designated the following points of
    entry as points in Angola to which the articles otherwise prohibited by
    the Regulations may be shipped: Airports: Luanda and Katumbela, Benguela
    Province; Ports: Luanda and Lobito, Benguela Province; and Namibe,
    Namibe Province; and Entry Points: Malongo, Cabinda Province. Although
    no specific license is required by the Department of the Treasury for
    shipments to these designated points of entry (unless the item is
    destined for UNITA), any such exports remain subject to the licensing
    requirements of the Departments of State and/or Commerce.
        2. The FAC has worked closely with the U.S. financial community to
    assure a heightened awareness of the sanctions against UNITA--through
    the dissemination of publications, seminars, and notices to electronic
    bulletin boards. This educational effort has resulted in frequent calls
    from banks to assure that they are not routing funds in violation of
    these prohibitions. United States exporters have also been notified of
    the sanctions through a variety of media, including special fliers and
    computer bulletin board information initiated by FAC and posted through
    the U.S. Department of Commerce and

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        3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month
    period from September 18, 1995, through March 25, 1996, that are
    directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities
    conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to
    Angola (UNITA) are reported to be about $226,000, most of which
    represents wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs
    were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in
    the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the
    Office of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the
    General Counsel) and the Department of State (particularly the Office of
    Southern African Affairs).
        I will continue to report periodically to the Congress on
    significant developments, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    March 25, 1996.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    March 27.