[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 41 (Monday, October 13, 2003)]
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Memorandum on Designation of the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally

October 6, 2003

 Presidential Determination No. 2004-02

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Designation of the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally

    Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 517 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), I hereby 
designate the Republic of the Philippines 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