President Approves Military Exports to Pakistan
August 2001
In the August 24, 2001 Federal Register President Bush announced that he has decided to approve exports of US helicopter parts and armored personnel carrier parts to Pakistan. Bush cited special circumstances as his reason for overriding the laws that prohibit the approval of licenses for exports of military items to Pakistan. The special circumstances are that the parts are intended for use by Pakistan in its deployment in Sierra Leone in support of UN peacekeeping operations.
