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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Las Vegas, Nevada)

For Immediate Release July 28, 1997

July 24, 1997

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 1424

          of the National Defense Authorization Act
          for Fiscal Year 1997

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to you, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the authority vested in the President under section 1424(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201).

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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