[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 7, 1992]
[Pages 549-550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Message to the Congress on the Release of Funds for Peacekeeping 
Purposes in El Salvador

April 7, 1992
To the Congress of the United States:
    Section 531 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513), provides that 
amounts in the Demobilization and Transition Fund established for 
peacekeeping purposes by that Act shall be made available for obligation 
and expenditure only upon notification by the President to the Congress 
that the Government of El Salvador and representatives of the Farabundo 
Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) have

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reached a permanent settlement of the conflict, including a final 
agreement on a cease-fire. On January 16, 1992, the Government of El 
Salvador and the FMLN signed such an agreement, bringing an end to the 
civil conflict.
    Consistent with section 531, I hereby provide notification that the 
Government of El Salvador and representatives of the FMLN have reached a 
permanent settlement of the conflict, including a final agreement on a 
cease-fire.
    This notification allows the amounts in the Demobilization and 
Transition Fund (Fund) to be made available for obligation and 
expenditure. The Secretary of State will have responsibility for 
administering the Fund.
    It is extremely important for the United States to support the 
implementation of this historic peace agreement, and I look forward to 
your continued cooperation toward achieving our mutual objectives in 
this endeavor.

                                                             George Bush

The White House,
April 7, 1992.