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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                          (Norfolk, Virginia)
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release                                      April 1, 1999

March 31, 1999

                       Presidential Determination
                               No. 99-20

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Drawdown of Articles and Services to Support International

Relief Efforts Relating to the Kosovo Conflict

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "Act"), I hereby determine that:

(1) as a result of an unforeseen emergency, the provision of

         assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act in amounts in
         excess of funds otherwise available for such assistance is
         important to the national interests of the United States; and

(2) such unforeseen emergency requires the immediate provision of

assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act.

I therefore direct the drawdown of up to $25 million in commodities and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense to support international relief efforts for Kosovar refugees.

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

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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