[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

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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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