[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book II)]
[September 23, 1998]
[Pages 1648-1649]
[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 23, 1998

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

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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, 1998, 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 
Resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997), 1173 (1998), and 1176 (1998) 
continue 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 23, 1998.

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