    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [November 12, 2002]
    [Pages 2068-2069]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With
    Respect to Iran
    November 12, 2002

    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

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    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 Iran
    emergency declared by Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, is to
    continue in effect beyond November 14, 2002, to the Federal Register for
    publication. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was
    published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2001, (66 FR 56966).
        Our relations with Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the
    process of implementing the January 19, 1981, agreements with Iran is
    still underway. For these reasons, I have determined that it is
    necessary to continue the national emergency declared on November 14,
    1979, with respect to Iran, beyond November 14, 2002.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     November 12, 2002.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    November 13. The notice of November 12 is listed in Appendix D at the
    end of this volume.