[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 43 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding 
the Palestine Liberation Organization

October 14, 2004

 Presidential Determination No. 2005-02

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the 
Palestine Liberation Organization

    Pursuant to the authority and conditions contained in section 534(d) 
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2004, Public Law 108-199, as provided for in the 
Joint Resolution Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 
2005, and for other Purposes (Public Law 108-309), I hereby determine 
and certify that it is important to the national security interests of 
the United States to waive the provisions of section 1003 of the Anti-
Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100-204.
    This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from the 
date hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this 
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., October 26, 
2004]

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on October 15, and it will be published in the Federal Register on 
October 27. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.