THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Dundalk, Ireland)
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For Immediate Release December 12, 2000
December 11, 2000
Presidential Determination
No. 2001-04
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT: Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency
Military Assistance to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
(UNAMSIL), Countries Participating in UNAMSIL, and Other
Countries Involved in Peacekeeping Efforts or Affiliated
Coalition Operations With Respect to Sierra Leone
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)(A) (the "Act"), I
hereby determine that:
(1) an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military
assistance to UNAMSIL, countries currently or in the future participating
in UNAMSIL, and other countries involved in peacekeeping efforts or
affiliated coalition operations with respect to Sierra Leone, including the
Government of Sierra Leone, and
(2) the emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the
Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section 506(a)(1) of the
Act.
I therefore direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the
Department of Defense, defense services from the Department of Defense, and
military education and training of an aggregate value not to exceed $36
million to UNAMSIL and such countries to support peacekeeping efforts with
respect to Sierra Leone.
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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