97-5472. Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization

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Presidential Determination No. 97-17--Suspending Restrictions on U.S. 
Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization


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                Presidential Determination No. 97-17 of February 21, 
                1997

                
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 1995, title VI, Foreign 
                Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
                Appropriations Act, 1996, Public Law 104-107 (``the 
                Act''), I hereby:

                    (1) Certify that it is in the national interest to 
                suspend the application of the following provisions of 
                law through August 12, 1997:
                      (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. 5202); 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, the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
                entities are complying with the commitments described 
                in section 604(b)(4) of the Act.
                    (3) certify that funds provided pursuant to the 
                exercise of the authority of the Act and the 
                authorities under section 583(a) of Public Law 103-236 
                and section 3(a) of Public Law 103-125 have been used 
                for the purposes for which they were intended.

                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, February 21, 1997.

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