Designation of the Philippines as a Major Non- NATO Ally

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**Designation of the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally**

**Memorandum for the Secretary of State**

Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the “Act”), I hereby designate the Republic of the Philippines as a major non-NATO ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act.

You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the *Federal Register* .

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