[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[March 1, 1991]
[Page 205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Presidential Determination No. 91-22--Memorandum on Narcotics Control 
Certification
March 1, 1991

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Certifications for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit 
Countries

    By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 481(h)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 
2291(h)(2)(A)(i) (``the Act''), I hereby determine and certify that the 
following major narcotics producing and/or major narcotics transit 
countries/dependent territory have cooperated fully with the United 
States, or taken adequate steps on their own, to control narcotics 
production, trafficking and money laundering:
      
            The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, 
            Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, 
            Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
            and Thailand.
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 481(h)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(A)(ii), I hereby determine that it is 
in vital national interests of the United States to certify the 
following country:

            Lebanon.
    Information for this country as required under Section 481(h)(2)(B) 
of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(B), is enclosed.
    I have determined that the following major producing and/or major 
transit countries do not meet the standards set forth in Section 
481(h)(2)(A) of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(A):
      
            Afghanistan, Burma, Iran, and Syria.
    In making these determinations, I have considered the factors set 
forth in Section 481(h)(3) of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(3) based on the 
information contained in the International Narcotics Control Strategy 
Report of 1991. Because the performance of these countries varies, I 
have attached an explanatory statement in each case.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination 
to the Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:42 
                        p.m., March 12, 1991]