Memorandum on Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act

Presidential Determination No. 96-53

Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act

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 Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda; and

(2) the emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or under any other law except section 506 of the Act.

Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $10,000,000 in defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training to assist the governments of Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

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.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, September 26, 1996.