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COMPTROIER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
/ WASHINGTON DC. 2OUS
B 181 244
!he onorable Jacob K. Javits
United States Senate
Der Senator Javits:
This report is in response to your request of July 22,
4, for information on the source and authority for
csident Nixefn'9 gift of a helicopter to President Sadat
o f Lgp t.
Shortly after President Nixon returned from the trip,
several enbers of Congress asked us to inquire into various
aspects of the helicopter gift and some asked that we inquire
into certain other gifts. Many of the questions asked were
sinilar in nature, so we have consolidated all the informa-
tion obtained for each requestor into an overall surmary
(app I) which is being released to all requesters simul-
taneous ] y.
We have concluded that under provisions of the Foreign
Ass stance Act of 1961, as amended, President Nixon had the
legislative authority to give the helicoptcr to the Arab
Reptuhlic of Egypt and to grant $10 million of U.S.-owned
excess Egyptian currency to an Egyptian charity. Although
the helicopter gift under the act's contingency fund
provision was legal, the gift was apparently contrary to
the intention of the sponsor of that provision. odifica-
tions in the language of an amendment to the act made the
intent of the Congress less clear regarding the puiposes
for which the contingency fund may be used. Shoild the
Congress wish to prohibit or restrict these actions in
the future, it should anend the language in the act to
better clarify legislative intent.
We are also providing you with a list (app. I) which,
according to the Department of State, represents all other
gifts given during the June 1974 trip. At the request of](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaagwd0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)