    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 16 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
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                  WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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                  PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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    Weekly Compilation of

    Presidential

    Documents

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    Monday, April 19, 2004

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    Volume 40_Number 16
    Pages 569	620

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     Contents

     Addresses and Remarks

         See also  Meetings With Foreign Leaders
        Easter--571
        Iowa, remarks in Des Moines--600
        Radio address--569
        Texas, remarks at Fort Hood--571

     Bill Signings

        Legislation to provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local
            government of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric
            Administration ship, and for other purposes, statement--579

     Communications to Federal Agencies

        Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine
            Liberation Organization, memorandum--600

     Executive Orders

        Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the
            Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its
            Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union--570

    Interviews With the News Media

         Exchange with reporters at Fort Hood, TX--571

        News conferences

             April 12 with President Mubarak of Egypt--573

             April 13--580

             April 14 with Prime Minister Sharon of Israel--592

             April 16 with Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom--610

    Joint Statements

        President George W. Bush and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt--578

    Letters and Messages

        Israeli disengagement plan, letter to Prime Minister Sharon--598

      (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

      Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on April 16, the
    closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the
    Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in
    this issue will be printed next week.

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    Contents--Continued

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders

        Egypt, President Mubarak--573, 578
        Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--592
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--610

    Proclamations

        National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day--569
        Pan American Day and Pan American Week--579

    Statements by the President

         See also  Bill Signings
        Israeli disengagement plan and the Middle East peace process--596

    Supplementary Materials

         Acts approved by the President--620
         Checklist of White House press releases--619
         Digest of other White House announcements--619
         Nominations submitted to the Senate--619

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