Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)

Presidential Documents

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-20736

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Vol. 77

Tuesday,

No. 162

August 21, 2012

Part III

The President

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Presidential Determination No. 2012-13 of August 10, 2012--Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia

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Presidential Determination No. 2012-13 of August 10, 2012

Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia

Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense

Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291-4), I hereby certify, with respect to Colombia, that: (1) interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary, because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking to the national security of that country; and (2) Colombia has appropriate procedures in place to protect against innocent loss of life in the air and on the ground in connection with such interdiction, which shall at a minimum include effective means to identify and warn an aircraft before the use of force is directed against the aircraft.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register and to notify the Congress of this determination.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, August 10, 2012.

FR Doc. 2012-20736

Filed 8-20-12; 2:15 pm

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