    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [September 16, 1996]
    [Page 1587]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With
    Respect to UNITA
    September 16, 1996

    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, 1996, 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 United States. United Nations Security Council
    Resolution 864 (1993) continues to oblige all Member 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,

    September 16, 1996.

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