[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[September 30, 1992]
[Page 1729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



[[Page 1729]]


Presidential Determination No. 92-49--Memorandum on Disaster Assistance 
for Pakistan
September 30, 1992

Memorandum for the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks for Disaster 
Assistance for Pakistan

    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 drawdown defense articles from the stocks of the 
Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, 
and military education and training, for the purpose of providing 
disaster assistance in Pakistan.
    Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $5 million of 
such defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, 
defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education 
and training, for the purposes and under the authorities of Chapter 9 of 
Part I of the Act.
    The Acting Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report 
this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in 
the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:11 
                        p.m., October 8, 1992]