For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 15, 2002

Presidential Determination on the Designation of Bahrain as a Major Non-Nato Ally
Presidential Determination No. 2002-10

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT: Designation of Bahrain as a Major Non-Nato Ally

Pursuant to the authority vested in me, by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "Act"), I hereby designate the Kingdom of Bahrain as a major non-NATO ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act.

You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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