96-12939. Suspending Prohibitions on Certain Sales and Leases Under the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / 
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                Presidential Determination No. 96-23 of April 30, 1996

                
Suspending Prohibitions on Certain Sales and 
                Leases Under the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 
                1994

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 564 
                of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (``the 
                Act''), Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, Public Law 103-236, 
                as amended, I hereby:

                (1) determine and certify that the following countries 
                do not currently maintain a policy or practice of 
                sending letters to United States firms requesting 
                compliance with, or soliciting information regarding 
                compliance with, the Arab League secondary or tertiary 
                boycott of Israel:

                    Jordan and Mauritania;

                (2) determine that extension of suspension of the 
                application of Section 564(a) of the Act to the 
                following countries until May 1, 1997, will promote the 
                objectives of Section 564:

                    Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Lebanon, 
                Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab 
                Emirates.

                You are authorized and directed to report this 
                determination to the appropriate committees of the 
                Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, April 30, 1996.

[FR Doc. 96-12939
Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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