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Memorandum on Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries

March 1, 1996

Presidential Determination No. 96-13

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Certification 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/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 Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic 
Substances:
      The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Dominican 
      Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, 
      Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, 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:
      Lebanon, Pakistan, and Paraguay.
    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, Colombia, 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 
1996. 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