فرمان اجرایی ۱۲۱۷۰ – ۱۴ نوامبر ۱۹۷۹: توقیف اموال دولت ایران [و اعلام وضعیت اضطراری ملی در مورد تهدید ایران]

Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979

The President Blocking Iranian Government Property

Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.A . sec. 1701 et seq., the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. sec. 1601 et seq., and 3 U.S.C. sec. 301,

I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States, find that the situation in Iran constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat

I hereby order blocked all property and interests in property of the Government of Iran, its instrumentalities and controlled entities and the Central Bank of Iran which are or become subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or which are in or come within the possession or control of persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to employ all powers granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out the provisions of this order

.This order is effective immediately and shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register

JIMMY CARTER

THE WHITE HOUSE
November 14, 1979