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2F9C0F53.FIN Page 1 of 1 MSMail DATE-TIME 24 April 95 13:45 FROM Suettinger, Robert L. CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT Subject: RE: Macke's Q&As [UNCLASSIFIED] TO Seaton, James B. CARBON_COPY Bell, Robert G. Roth, Stanley O. Sestak, Joseph A. TEXT_BODY Jim - Public affairs guidance looks OK, but we considered it thin on question 15, concerning the Spratly Islands. Suggest revision as follows (new section in ///brackets///): Q15. What is the U.S. position concerning the Spratly Islands? A14. The U.S. strongly supports a peaceful resolution to the disputed claims in that region. ///We take no position on the legal merits of the conflicting territorial claims, and support peaceful resolution because conflict could affect freedom of navigation in critical sea lines of communication. Keeping these free of interference is a major U.S. interest./// From: Seaton, James B. To: @ASIA - Asian Affairs CC: /N, NonRecord at A1 Subject: Macke's Q&As [UNCLASSIFIED] Date: Monday, April 24, 1995 12:11 PM OSD Public Affairs sent over proposed public affairs guidance/Q&As for CINCPAC's trip to the PRC. The guidance looks fairly straight-forward, but they asked for our chop on it by 3:00 pm today, as they seek to release the message at 4:00pm. I put a copy of the message in your box in Secretariat. Thanks. Jim