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On the recordAugust 28, 1991
I hereby determine that it is important to the national interest that $35,300,000 be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of refugees and other displaced persons in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Memorandum on Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

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