N E X T !! ----- Original Message ----- From: "US Dept of State Mailing List Mgr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: Text: Bush Orders Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Iran
> Text: Bush Orders Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Iran > > (President says Iran continues to pose a threat to U.S.) (530) > > President Bush has ordered a continuation of the national emergency with > respect to Iran. > > "Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to > pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign > policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared > on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2003," Bush > said in a notice issued by the White House March 13. He also sent a letter > to Congress containing the same message. > > The renewal of the emergency means that U.S. citizens and companies will > continue to be barred from entering into oil development contracts in > Iran. > > Following are the texts of the White House documents dealing with the > continuation of the emergency: > > (begin text) > > THE WHITE HOUSE > Office of the Press Secretary > March 13, 2003 > > NOTICE > > - - - - - - - > > CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN > > On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a > national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International > Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the > unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, > and economy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies > of the Government of Iran, including its support for international > terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and > acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. > On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive Order 12959 imposing more > comprehensive sanctions to further respond to this threat, and on August > 19, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 13059 consolidating and > clarifying the previous orders. > > Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to > pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign > policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared > on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2003. > Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies > Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency > with respect to Iran. Because the emergency declared by Executive Order > 12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November 14, > 1979, by Executive Order 12170, this renewal is distinct from the > emergency renewal of November 2002. This notice shall be published in the > Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. > > GEORGE W. BUSH > > THE WHITE HOUSE, > March 12, 2003. > > ....... > > THE WHITE HOUSE > Office of the Press Secretary > March 13, 2003 > > TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: > > As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. > 1641(c), section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers > Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 505(c) of the International Security > and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c), I am > transmitting a 6-month periodic report prepared by my Administration on > the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive > Order 12957 of March 15, 1995. > > GEORGE W. BUSH > > THE WHITE HOUSE, > March 12, 2003. > > (end text) > > (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. > Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov) > NNNN > > > > ************************************************************ > The Washington File - MIDEAST is distributed > by the International Information Programs in the U.S. > Department of State. For additional information, go > to http://usinfo.state.gov/products/washfile/ > > Information from U.S. embassies in your region: > http://usembassy.state.gov/#NEA > ************************************************************ > > (For help in managing your subscription, send the word HELP in > a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) >
