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On the recordAugust 16, 1994
I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of UNITA.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Notice on Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA

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