    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
    [September 24, 2001]
    [Page 1156]
    [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 24, 2001

    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, 2001.
        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), and 1173 (1998) continue to oblige
    all member states to maintain sanctions. Discontinuation of the
    sanctions would have a prejudicial effect on the prospects for peace in
    Angola. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
    maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply economic
    pressure on UNITA to reduce its ability to pursue its military
    operations.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     September 24, 2001.

    Note: The notice of September 24 is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.