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Bush Delays Move of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Following is the text of President Bush's June 15 memorandum to Secretary of State Colin Powell postponing for six months the move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem THE WHITE HOUSE Presidential Determination No.2004-36 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act. My Administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the determination in the Federal Register. This suspension shall take effect after transmission of this determination and report to the Congress. GEORGE W. BUSH
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