Text: Bush Authorizes Release of Assistance to Pakistan
(Says up to $50 million to be provided) (170) Following is an announcement from the White House September 28 about the release of up to $50 million in U.S. assistance to Pakistan: (begin text) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 28, 2001 September 28, 2001 Presidential Determination No. 2001-31 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Assistance for Pakistan Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $50 million for Pakistan without regard to any provision of law within the scope of section 614(a)(1) of the Act. I hereby authorize the furnishing of this assistance. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH (end text) (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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