[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 31 (Monday, August 7, 1995)]
[Pages 1373-1374]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Assistance to the United Nations Rapid Reaction Force in 
Bosnia

August 3, 1995

Presidential Determination No. 95-34

Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military 
Assistance to the United Nations for Purposes of Supporting the Rapid 
Reaction Force in Bosnia Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.

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2318(a)(1) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that:
    (1) an unforeseen emergency exists, which requires immediate 
      military assistance to an international organization; and
    (2) the emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of 
      the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section 506 of 
      the Act.
    Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $17,000,000 in 
defense articles and defense services from the Department of Defense to 
the United Nations for purposes of supporting the Rapid Reaction Force 
in Bosnia.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this 
determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the 
Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on August 4.