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its 1992 commitment to the MTCR

Guidelines and agreed to ban the export of ground-to-ground MTCR-class

missiles. In 1995, the United States met

bilaterally with Ukraine in January,

and with Russia in April, to discuss

missile nonproliferation and the implementation of the MTCR Guidelines. In

May 1995, the United States will participate with other MTCR Partners in

a regime approach to Ukraine to discuss missile nonproliferation and to

share information about the MTCR.

The United States actively encouraged its MTCR Partners and fellow AG

participants to adopt ‘‘catch-all’’ provisions, similar to that of the United

States and EPCI, for items not subject

to specific export controls. Austria,

Germany, Norway, and the United

Kingdom actually have such provisions

in place. The European Union (EU)

issued a directive in 1994 calling on

member countries to adopt ‘‘catch-all’’

controls. These controls will be implemented July 1, 1995. In line with this

harmonization move, several countries,

including European States that are not

actually members of the EU, have

adopted or are considering putting

similar provisions in place.

The United States has continued to

pursue this Administration’s nuclear

nonproliferation goals. More than 170

nations joined in the indefinite, unconditional extension of the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT) on May 11,

1995. This historic decision strengthens

the security of all countries, nuclear

weapons states and nonweapons states

alike.

South Africa joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), increasing NSG

membership to 31 countries. The NSG

held a plenary in Helsinki, April 5–7,

1995, which focused on membership

issues and the NSG’s relationship to

the NPT Conference. A separate, dualuse consultation meeting agreed upon

32 changes to the dual-use list.

Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, I report that

there were no expenses directly attributable to the exercise of authorities

conferred by the declaration of the national emergency in Executive Order

No. 12938 during the period from November 14, 1994, through May 14, 1995.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 18, 1995.

By unanimous consent, the message

was referred to the Committee on

International Relations and ordered to

be printed (H. Doc. 104–76).

T69.25 ADJOURNMENT OVER

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12

o’clock noon on Monday, May 22, 1995.

T69.26 HOUR OF MEETING

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 22, 1995, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. for ‘‘morning hour debates’’ on Tuesday, May 23,

1995.

T69.27 CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS

DISPENSED WITH

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That business in order for

consideration on Wednesday, May 24,

1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the

Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed

with.

T69.28 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT—

NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT

TO IRAN

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

WALKER, laid before the House a message from the President, which was

read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:

I hereby report to the Congress on

developments since the last Presidential report on November 18, 1994,

concerning the national emergency

with respect to Iran that was declared

in Executive Order No. 12170 of November 14, 1979, and matters relating to Executive Order No. 12613 of October 29,

1987. This report is submitted pursuant

to 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). This report covers events

through April 18, 1995. It discusses only

matters concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 12170 and

matters relating to Executive Order

No. 12613. Matters relating to the

March 15, 1995, Executive Order regarding a ban on investment in the petroleum sector, and the May 6, 1995, Executive Order regarding new trade sanctions, will be covered in separate reports. My last report, dated November

18, 1994, covered events through October 18, 1994.

1. There have been no amendments to

the Iranian Transactions Regulations,

31 CFR Part 560, or to the Iranian Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part

535, since the last report.

2. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) of the Department of

the Treasury continues to process applications for import licenses under the

Iranian Transactions Regulations.

However, a substantial majority of

such applications are determined to be

ineligible for licensing and, consequently, are denied.

During the reporting period, the U.S.

Customs Service has continued to effect numerous seizures of Iranian-origin merchandise, primarily carpets, for

violation of the import prohibitions of

the Iranian Transactions Regulations.

OFAC and Customs Service investigations of these violations have resulted

in forfeiture actions and the imposition

of civil monetary penalties. Additional

forfeiture and civil penalty actions are

under review.

3. The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (the ‘‘Tribunal’’), established at

The Hague pursuant to the Algiers Accords, continues to make progress in

arbitrating the claims before it. However, since my last report, the Tribunal

has not rendered any awards although

payments were received by claimants

in late November for awards rendered

during the prior reporting period.

Thus, the total number of awards remains at 557. Of this total, 373 have

been awards in favor of American

claimants. Two hundred twenty-five

(225) of these were awards on agreed

terms, authorizing and approving payment of settlements negotiated by the

parties, and 150 were decisions adjudicated on the merits. The Tribunal

has issued 38 decisions dismissing

claims on the merits and 85 decisions

dismissing claims for jurisdictional

reasons. Of the 59 remaining awards,

three approved the withdrawal of cases

and 56 were in favor of Iranian claimants. As of April 18, 1995, the Federal

Reserve Bank of New York reported

that the value of awards to successful

American claimants for the Security

Account held by the NV Settlement

Bank stood at $2,365,160,410.39.

Iran has not replenished the Security

Account since October 8, 1992, and the

Account has remained continuously

below the balance of $500 million required by the Algiers Accords since November 5, 1992. As of April 10, 1995, the

total amount in the Security Account

was $191,219,759.23, and the total

amount in the Interest Account was

$24,959,218.79.

The United States continues to pursue Case A/28, filed in September 1993,

to require Iran to meet its obligations

under the Algiers Accords to replenish

the Security Account. Iran has yet to

file its Statement of Defense in that

case.

4. The Department of State continues

to present United States Government

claims against Iran, in coordination

with concerned government agencies,

and to respond to claims brought

against the United States by Iran.

On April 18, 1995, the United States

filed the first of two parts of its consolidated submission on the merits in

Case B/61. Case B/61 involves a claim by

Iran for compensation with respect to

primarily military equipment that Iran

alleges it did not receive. The equipment was purchased pursuant to commercial contracts with more than 50

private American companies. Iran alleges that it suffered direct losses and

consequential damages in excess of $2

billion in total because of the U.S. Government’s refusal to allow the export

of the equipment after January 19, 1981,

in alleged contravention of the Algiers

Accords. As directed by the Tribunal,

the United States’ submission addresses Iran’s claims regarding both liability and compensation and damages.

5. The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission (‘‘FSCS’’) on February 24,

1995, successfully completed its caseby-case review of the more than 3,000

so-called ‘‘small claims’’ against Iran

arising out of the 1979 Islamic revolution. These ‘‘small claims’’ (of $250,000