THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release January 4, 2001
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
January 4, 2001
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
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 Libya
emergency is to continue in effect beyond January 7, 2001, to the Federal
Register for publication.
The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the declaration
on January 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been resolved. Despite
the United Nations Security Council's suspension of U.N. sanctions against
Libya upon the Libyan government's hand over of the Pan Am 103 bombing
suspects, there are still concerns about the Libyan government's support
for terrorist activities and its noncompliance with United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 731 (1992), 748 (1992), and 883 (1993).
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in
force the actions taken and currently in effect to apply economic pressure
on the Government of Libya.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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