    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [September 24, 1997]
    [Pages 1232-1233]
    [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)
    September 24, 1997

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last
    report of April 4, 1997, concerning the national emergency with respect
    to Angola that was declared in Executive Order 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 the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA''),
    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 material 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 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 (OFAC) issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations
    (the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement my declaration
    of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against UNITA. 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 of entry. 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, Benuela 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.
        There has been one amendment to the Regulations since my report of
    April 3, 1997. the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part
    590, were amended on August 25, 1997. General reporting, recordkeeping,
    licensing, and other procedural regulations were moved from the
    Regulations to a separate part (31 CFR Part 501) dealing solely with
    such procedural matters. (62 Fed. Reg. 45098, August 25, 1997). A copy
    of the amendment is attached.
        2. The OFAC 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

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    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 via the Internet,
    Fax-on-Demand, special fliers, and computer bulletin board information
    initiated by OFAC and posted through the U.S. Department of Commerce and
    the U.S. Government Printing Office. There have been no license
    applications under the program since my last report.
        3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month
    period from March 26, 1997, through September 25, 1997, that are
    directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities
    conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to
    UNITA are approximately $50,000, most of which represent 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,

    September 24, 1997.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    September 25.