THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release November 9, 2000
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
November 9, 2000
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 decla-ration, 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, 2000, to the Federal
Register for publication.
Because 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, the national emergency declared on November 14, 1979, and the
measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, must
continue in effect beyond November 14, 2000. Therefore, I have determined
that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to
Iran for 1 year.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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