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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Atlanta, Georgia)
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For Immediate Release                                   October 29, 1999

October 29, 1999

                        Presidential Determination
                               No. 2000-05

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of

           Drawdown Assistance to the Iraqi National
           Congress Under Section 4(a)(2) of the Iraq 
           Liberation Act of 1998

Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including section 4(a)(2) of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338) (the "Act"), and consistent with Presidential Determination 99-13 of February 4, 1999, I hereby direct the furnishing of up to $5 million in defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training in order to provide assistance to the Iraqi National Congress.

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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