    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [January 26, 1998]
    [Page 112]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Presidential Determination No. 98-11--Memorandum on Assistance for the
    New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
    January 26, 1998

    Memorandum for the Secretary of State

    Subject: Assistance Program for the New Independent States of the Former
    Soviet Union

        Pursuant to subsection (c) under the heading ``Assistance for the
    New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' in Title II of the
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118), I hereby determine that
    it is in the national security interest of the United States to make
    available funds appropriated under that heading without regard to the
    restriction in that subsection.
        You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
    determination and to arrange for its publication in the Federal
    Register.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: This memorandum was not received for publication in the Federal
    Register.