[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 11 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Pages 323-324]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Waiver of Coup-Related Sanctions for Pakistan

March 14, 2003

 Presidential Determination No. 2003-16

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiver of Coup-Related Sanctions for Pakistan

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, including section 1(b)(1) of the Pakistan Waiver 
Act, Public Law 107-57, I hereby determine and certify that a waiver of 
section 508 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations, Division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003, Public Law 108-7
 <bullet>    would facilitate the transition to democratic rule in 
            Pakistan; and
 <bullet>    is important to United States efforts to respond to, deter, 
            or prevent acts of international terrorism.
    I hereby waive, with respect to Pakistan, section 508 of Division E 
of Public Law 108-7.
    You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination to 
the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

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