THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 1, 1996

September 30, 1996

                                     Presidential Determination
                                     No.        96-57          

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

  SUBJECT:       Drawdown of Articles, Services, and Military 
                 Education and Training from DOD to Provide 
                 Antinarcotics Assistance to Colombia, Venezuela, 
                 Peru, and the Countries of the Eastern Caribbean

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) ("the Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down articles, services, and military education and training from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing antinarcotics assistance to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS), which are: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Therefore, I direct the drawdown in FY 1996 authority of up to $75 million of articles, services, and military education and training from the Department of Defense for such countries for the purposes and under the authorities of Chapter 8 of Part I of the Act.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress immediately and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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