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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including section 5
of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22
U.S.C. 287c), the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended
(50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et. seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, and in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution
918 of May 17, 1994, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.  Arms Embargo.  The following activities are
prohibited, notwithstanding the existence of any rights or
obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement
or any contract entered into or any license or permit granted
before the effective date of this order, except to the extent
provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may
hereafter be issued pursuant to this order: (a) The sale or
supply to Rwanda from the territory of the United States by any
person, or by any United States person in any foreign country or
other location, or using any U.S.-registered vessel or aircraft,
of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and
ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary police
equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, irrespective
of origin.  This prohibition does not apply to activities related
to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United
Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda or other entities
permitted to have such items by the United Nations Security
Council; and

     (b) Any willful evasion or attempt to violate or evade any
of the prohibitions set forth in this order, by any person.

Sec. 2. Definitions.  For purposes if the order, the term: (a)
"Person" means a natural person as well as a corporation,
business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other
entity, organization or group, including governmental entities;
and

     (b) "United States person" means any citizen or national of
the United States, any lawful permanent resident of the United
States, or any corporation, business association, partnership,
society, trust, or any other entity, organization or group,
including governmental entities, organized under the laws of the
United States (including foreign branches).

Sec. 3. Responsibilities.  The functions and responsibilities for
the enforcement of the foregoing prohibitions are delegated as
follows: (a) The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to take
such actions, including the promulgation of rules and
regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by
section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act and other
authorities available to the Secretary of State, as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose of this order, relating to
arms and related material of a type enumerated on the United
States Munitions List (22 C.F.R. Part 121).  The Secretary of
State may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and
agencies of the United States Government; and
     (b) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions,
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to
employ all powers granted to the President by section 5 of the
United Nations Participation Act and other authorities available
to the Secretary of Commerce, as may be necessary to carry out
the purpose of this order, relating to arms and related material
identified in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R.
Parts 730-799).  The Secretary of Commerce may redelegate any of
these functions to other officers and agencies of the United
States Government.

Sec. 4. Authorization.  All agencies of the United States
Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures
within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order,
including suspension or termination of licenses or other
authorizations in effect as of the date of this order.

Sec. 5. Delegation of Authority.  The Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Secretary of State
are hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, and to
employ all powers granted to the President by section 5 of the
United Nations Participation Act and not otherwise delegated by
Executive order, as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of
implementing any other arms embargo mandated by resolution of the
United Nations Security Council, consistent with the allocation
of functions delegated under section 3 of this order.  The
Secretary of State or the Commerce may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States
Government.

Sec. 6. Judicial Review.  Nothing contained in this order shall
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies
or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other
person.

Sec. 7. Effective Date.  This order shall take effect at 11:59
p.m. eastern daylight time on May 26, 1994.

                              /s/William J. Clinton


THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 26, 1994.