[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 11 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Designation of Bahrain as a Major Non-NATO Ally

March 14, 2002

 Presidential Determination No. 2002-10

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Designation of Bahrain as a Major Non-Nato Ally

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me, by section 517 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), I hereby 
designate the Kingdom of Bahrain as a major non-NATO ally of the United 
States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on March 15.