Title 3--The President Presidential Determination No. 2000-27 of July 21, 2000 Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Countries Participating in UNAMSIL, and Other Countries Involved in Peacekeeping Efforts or Affiliated Coalition Operations With Respect to Sierra Leone Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1\36561, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)(A) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that: (1) an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military as- sistance to UNAMSIL, countries currently or in the future partici- pating in UNAMSIL, and other countries involved in peacekeeping efforts or affiliated coalition operations with respect to Sierra Leona, including the Government of Sierra Leona, and (2) the emergency requirement cannot be mot under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section of the Act. I therefore direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense stowices from the Department of Defense, and military education and training of an aggregate value not to exceed $18 million to UNAMSIL and such countries to support peacekeeping efforts with respect to Sierra Leona. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determina- tion to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Reg- ister. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 21, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Notice of July 28, 2000 Continuation of Iraqi Emergency On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iraq. By Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990, the President im- posed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked Iraqi government assets. Because the Government of Iraq has continued its activities hostile to United States interests in the Middle East, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990, and the measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond August 2, 2000. There- fore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 396
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