Number: 95-639 Title: Conventional Arms Transfers: President Clintons Policy Directive Authors: Richard F. Grimmett, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Abstract: President Clinton released details of his Conventional Arms Transfer Policy on February 17, 1995, which are embodied in Presidential Decision Directive 34 (PDD-34). The President's action followed several months of internal debate and discussion by the Clinton Administration, the first detailed examination of conventional arms transfer policy since the Cold War's end. Pages: 13 Date: Updated May 17, 1995