By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1
of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C.
288), and having found that the Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons is a public international organization in
which the United States participates within the meaning of the
International Organization Immunities Act, I hereby designate the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as a public
international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges,
exemptions, or immunities conferred by the International
Organizations Immunities Act.  This designation is not intended
to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, or immunities
that such organization may have acquired or may acquire by
international agreements, including the Chemical Weapons
Convention or by congressional action.

                              /s/William J. Clinton


THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 11, 1997.