[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 9 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
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Memorandum on Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries

February 28, 1995

Presidential Determination No. 95-15

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Certifications for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit 
Countries

    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 490(b)(1)(A) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, (``the Act''), I hereby 
determine and certify that the following major drug producing and/or 
major drug transit countries/dependent territories have cooperated fully 
with the United States, or taken adequate steps on their own, to achieve 
full compliance with the goals and objectives of the 1988 United Nations 
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic 
Substances:
      The Bahamas, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 
      Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, 
      Mexico, Panama, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 490(b)(1)(B) of 
the Act, I hereby determine that it is in the vital national interests 
of the United States to certify the following countries:
      Bolivia, Colombia, Lebanon, Pakistan, Paraguay, and Peru.
    Information on these countries, as required under section 490(b)(3) 
of the Act, is attached.
    I have determined that the following major producing and/or major 
transit countries do not meet the standards set forth in section 490(b):
      Afghanistan, Burma, Iran, Nigeria, and Syria.
    I have made these determinations, taking into account the factors 
set forth in section 490 of the Act, and based on the information 
contained in the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report of 
1995. Because the performance of these countries varies, I have attached 
an explanatory statement in each case.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination 
to the Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on March 1.