96-1824. Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization

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                Presidential Determination No. 96-8 of January 4, 1996

                
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With 
                the Palestine Liberation Organization

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Middle 
                East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994, part E of title V, 
                Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
                and 1995, Public Law 103-236, as amended, (``the 
                Act''), I hereby:

                (1) certify that it is in the national interest to 
                suspend application of the following provisions of law 
                until March 31, 1996:

                    (A) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2227), as it applies with 
                respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization or 
                entities associated with it;
                    (B) Section 114 of the Department of State 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 
                U.S.C. 287e note), as it applies with respect to the 
                Palestine Liberation Organization or entities 
                associated with it;
                    (C) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 
                U.S.C. 2502); and
                    (D) Section 37, Bretton Woods Agreement Act (22 
                U.S.C. 286w), as it applies to the granting to the 
                Palestine Liberation Organization of observer status or 
                other official status at any meeting sponsored by or 
                associated with the International Monetary Fund.

                (2) certify that the Palestine Liberation Organization 
                continues to abide by the commitments described in 
                section 583(b)(4) of the Act.

                You are authorized and directed to transmit this 
                determination to the Congress and to publish it in the 
                Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, January 4, 1996.

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