For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 29, 2002
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2002-19
May 27, 2002
SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Eligibility of East Timor
to Receive Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export
Control Act
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the laws and Constitution
of the United States, including section 503(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms
Export Control Act, I hereby find that the furnishing of defense
articles and services to East Timor will strengthen the security of the
United States and promote world peace.
You are authorized and directed to report this finding to the
Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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