[House Document 105-258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-258


 
 DETERMINATION THAT PAKISTAN DETONATED A NUCLEAR DEVICE ON MAY 28, 1998

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 DETERMINATION THAT PAKISTAN, A NON-NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATE, DETONATED A 
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ON MAY 28, 1998, PURSUANT TO SECTION 102(b)(1) 
                     OF THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT





June 3, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
                         ordered to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 30, 1998.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act, I am hereby reporting that, in accordance 
with that section, I have determined that Pakistan, a non-
nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on 
May 28, 1998. I have further directed the relevant agencies and 
instrumentalities of the United States Government to take the 
necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in section 
102(b)(2) of that Act.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 30, 1998.
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Sanctions Against Pakistan for Detonation of a Nuclear 
        Explosive Device

    In accordance with section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
Control Act, I hereby determine that Pakistan, a non-nuclear-
weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on May 28, 
1998. The relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United 
States Government are hereby directed to take the necessary 
actions to impose the sanctions described in section 102(b)(2) 
of that Act.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this 
determination to the appropriate committees of the Congress and 
to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

                                                William J. Clinton.

                                
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