May 13, 1998
Presidential Determination No. 98-22
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Berlin, Germany)
________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release May 13, 1998
May 13, 1998
Presidential Determination
No. 98-22
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Sanctions Against India for Detonation of a Nuclear
Explosive Device
In accordance with section 102(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, I
hereby determine that India, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a
nuclear explosive device on May 11, 1998. The relevant agencies and
instrumentalities of the United States Government are hereby directed to
take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in section
102(b)(2) of that Act.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to
the appropriate committees of the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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