[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[May 26, 1991]
[Page 574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Presidential Determination No. 91-35--Memorandum on Disaster Assistance 
for Bangladesh
May 26, 1991

Memorandum for the Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense

Subject: Drawdown of Department of Defense Articles and Services for 
International Disaster Assistance in Bangladesh

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)) (the 
``Act''), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the 
Department of Defense and defense services of the Department of Defense, 
for the purpose of providing international disaster assistance in 
Bangladesh.
    Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $20 million of 
defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and 
defense services of the Department of Defense, for the purposes and 
under the authorities of Chapter 9 of Part I of the Act.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to inform the 
appropriate committees of the Congress of this determination and the 
obligation of funds under this authority, and to publish this memorandum 
in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 
                        11:42 a.m., June 7, 1991]

                    Note: This determination was released by the Office 
                        of the Press Secretary on May 29.