For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 19, 2002
Presidential Determination No. 2002-16
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT: Determination to Authorize the Furnishing
of Emergency Military Assistance to the Government of Nigeria
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) (the
"Act"), I hereby determine that:
(1) an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate
military assistance to the Government of Nigeria; 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) of
the Act.
I therefore direct the drawdown of defense articles and defense
services from the Department of Defense, and military education and
training, of an aggregate value not to exceed $4 million, to provide
assistance to the Government of Nigeria.
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.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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