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Barack Obama: I hereby determine it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive the application of section…

On the recordNovember 18, 2010
I hereby determine it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive the application of section 908(a)(1) of TSRA to allow export assistance to be made available for the export of computers and related equipment that enables the United Nations to facilitate the referendum in Southern Sudan pursuant to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Presidential Determination on Sudan

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