For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 16, 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
Presidential Determination No. 2004-15
SUBJECT: Determination to Authorize Drawdown for
Afghanistan
Consistent with the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including section 202 and other relevant
provisions of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107-327)
and section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22
U.S.C. 2318, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $135 million of
defense articles, defense services, and military education and training
from the Department of Defense for the Transitional Islamic State of
Afghanistan.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this
determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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