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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release December 28, 2000

December 27, 2000

                                       Presidential Determination
                                       No.       2001-08

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT:       Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign
               Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
               Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-429)

Pursuant to section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-429), I hereby certify that withholding from international financial institutions and other international organizations and programs funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to that Act is contrary to the national interest.

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

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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