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Presidential Determination

Presidential Determination on Military Drawdown for

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In simple terms

President Bush authorized a $5 million military drawdown from Defense Department stocks and training for Tunisia under foreign military financing authority. The Secretary of State must publish this determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 54325

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 67 FR 54325

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Federal Register publication by Secretary of State

Key directives

  • Direct drawdown of defense articles and services from DoD stocks valued at $5 million for Tunisia
  • Direct military education and training for Tunisia of aggregate value of $5 million
  • Authorize and direct Secretary of State to publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

  • Authorization of $5M defense articles/services drawdown and military education/training for Tunisia

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication by Secretary of State

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline for Federal Register publication; 'authorized and directed' language creates ambiguity about timing urgency
  • Small-dollar security assistance to Tunisia in 2002 regional context
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