[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[February 18, 1992]
[Page 273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Presidential Determination No. 92-16--Memorandum on Assistance for 
Angola

February 18, 1992
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Foreign Assistance for Angola

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 614(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1), I 
hereby:
    (1) determine that it is important to the security interests of the 
United States to furnish assistance described in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
below notwithstanding section 512 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 
101-513); section 512 as applied to fiscal year 1992 pursuant to the 
Joint Resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1992, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 102-145); other acts making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for fiscal year 1992; and any other provision of law within the 
scope of section 614(a)(1);
    (2) authorize the furnishing of up to $1.5 million of Economic 
Support Funds made available for fiscal year 1991 for support for 
democratization in Angola; and
    (3) authorize the furnishing of up to $13 million from funds made 
available for the Development Fund for Africa for fiscal year 1992 for 
support for democratization in Angola and to address other pressing 
needs in Angola in the period until elections are completed.
    You are hereby directed to transmit this determination to the 
Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:44 
                        p.m., February 27, 1992]

                    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of 
                        the Press Secretary on February 19.