    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 39 (Monday, September 27, 2004)]
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    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Presidential Determination on Eligibility of the African Union To
    Receive Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

    September 24, 2004

     Presidential Determination No. 2004-50

    Memorandum for the Secretary of State

    Subject: Presidential Determination on Eligibility of the African Union
    to Receive Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
    laws of the United States, including section 503(a) of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms
    Export Control Act, as amended, I hereby find that the furnishing of
    defense articles and services to the African Union will strengthen the
    security of the United States and promote world peace.
        You are authorized and directed to report this finding to the
    Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                    George W. Bush