Memorandum on Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended

Presidential Determination No. 90-42

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(b)(1), I hereby designate persons fleeing Kuwait and Iraq due to the current military crisis in the Persian Gulf as qualifying for assistance under Section 2(b)(2) of that Act, and determine that such assistance will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States.

You are directed to inform the appropriate committees of the Congress of this determination and the obligations of funds under this authority, and to publish this determination in the Federal Register.

GEORGE BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

September 30, 1990.