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Executive Order 12170 was issued by American president Jimmy Carter on 14 November 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis. This allowed the freezing of all Iranian assets held within the United States.

See also

• Dames & Moore v. Regan

External links

• Executive Order 12170--Blocking Iranian Government property, US Federal Register, November 17, 1979

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Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979

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 

Notes

See Related

• Executive Order 12205, April 7, 1980;
• Executive Order 12211, April 17, 1980;
• Executive Order 12276, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12277, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12278, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12279, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12280, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12281, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12282, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12283, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12284, January 19, 1981;
• Executive Order 12294, February 24, 1981;
• Notice of November 12, 1980 (45 FR 75159, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 340);
• Notice of November 12, 1981 (46 FR 55915, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 233);
• Notice of November 8, 1982 (47 FR 50841, 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 253);
• Notice of November 4, 1983 (48 FR 51277, 3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p. 240);
• Notice of November 17, 1984 (49 FR 44741, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 252);
• Notice of November 1, 1985 (50 FR 45901, 3 CFR, 1985 Comp., p. 425);
• Notice of October 30, 1986 (51 FR 41067, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 276);
• Notice of November 10, 1987 (52 FR 43549, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 314);
• Notice of November 8, 1988 (53 FR 45750, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 650);
• Notice of November 10, 1989;
• Notice of November 9, 1990;
• Notice of November 12, 1991;
• Notice of October 25, 1992;
• Notice of November 1, 1993;
• Notice of October 31, 1994;
• Notice of October 31, 1995;
• Notice of October 29, 1996;
• Notice of September 30, 1997;
• Notice of November 9, 1998;
• Notice of November 5, 1999;
• Notice of November 9, 2000;
• Notice of November 9, 2001;
• Notice of November 12, 2002;
• Notice of November 12, 2003;
• Notice of November 9, 2004;
• Notice of November 9, 2005;
• Notice of November 9, 2006;
• Notice of March 8, 2007;
• Notice of November 8, 2007;
• Notice of March 11, 2008

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