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Presidential Determination

Bosnian Compliance on Withdrawal of Foreign Forces and Terminating Intelligence Cooperation With Iran

President Clinton certified that Bosnia and Herzegovina had complied with peace agreement requirements to withdraw foreign forces and terminate intelligence cooperation with Iran. This determination, required by Public Law 104-208, was transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 28295

Impact dates

  1. Determination signed and effective

  2. Transmit to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Determine and certify Bosnian compliance with Article III of Annex 1-A of General Framework Agreement for Peace
  • Certify termination of intelligence cooperation between Iranian and Bosnian officials on training, investigations, and related activities
  • Transmit determination and certification to Congress
  • Arrange for publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Certification transmitted to Congress
  • Publication in Federal Register arranged

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Certification of compliance may have been politically expedient given U.S. strategic interests in Bosnia; actual verification of Iranian intelligence cooperation termination difficult to independently confirm
Presidential Determination: Bosnian Compliance on Withdrawal of Foreign Forces and Terminating Intelligence Cooperation With Iran · Executive Orders