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06/17/94
13:15
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
17-Jun-1994 11:12 EDT
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR: SEE BELOW
FROM:
Angelyn D. Moody
(MOODY)
SUBJECT:
QS&As on Army Women in Combat
Proposed Q's and A'S on Army Women in Combat
Q:
Today's New York Times carries a story about the
disagreement between Army Secretary Togo west and senior
Army leaders on the plan to open additional Army combat
positions to women. Doesn't this constitute a challenge to
civilian control of the armed forces?
A:
While many combat-related positions in the Army, Navy and
Air Force were opened to women in an earlier decision by
then-Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, the military services
have continued to study what additional positions --
including those involved in ground combat -- could also be
opened consistent with Aspin's guidelines. The Army is
continuing its discussions with all components of its
leadership to determine what additional positions can be
opened to women. The views of the military leadership of
the Services have been taken into account at all stages of
these discussions. However, no final recommendations have
been made by the Army.
O:
why doesn't the Administration direct the Department of
Defense to open all positions to women?
A:
The Secretary of Defense, working with the civilian and
military leadership of the Services, is charged with
determining what combat positions women can safely and
effectively fill. AS per the Aspin guidelines, these
determinations are based on the likelihood that the position
involves (1) engaging the enemy with weapons, (2) being
exposed to hostile fire, and (3) a "high probability of
direct physical contact with the personnel of a hostile
force." The identification of positions will remain an
ongoing process within the Department of Defense.
Distribution:
THE ADMINISTRATION'S FAST TRACK PROPOSAL 6-17-94
The Administration has proposed that the Congress include in the
Uruguay Round implementing legislation an extension of the "fast
track" procedures for approving trade agreement implementing
legislation. We are seeking broad trade agreement authority that
would apply to bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements
involving the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers.
The fast track procedures provide that if the President satisfies
certain requirements during the negotiation of a trade agreement,
then the Congress will vote on the legislation to implement the
agreement on an expedited, no-amendment basis.
The Administration's proposal sets forth certain notification and
consultation requirements the President must satisfy before,
during and after the negotiation of a trade agreement. It allows
the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance
Committee to disapprove of the agreement before negotiations
start. The proposal also provides that, when submitting the
implementing legislation, the President must also provide certain
documentation and explanations regarding how the agreement
achieves applicable negotiating objectives set out in the
legislation.
The fast-track mechanism represents a joint undertaking by the
President and Congress to accomplish the best possible results
for the United States in international trade negotiations. It
maximizes the credibility and leverage of the United States in
such negotiations, while ensuring early and full involvement of
the Congress in the decision making process.
The Administration believes the Congress should provide the
President with broad trade agreement negotiating authority as
part of the Uruguay Round implementing bill if he is to pursue
effectively a fundamental goal of his foreign and economic policy
-- expanding economic and job growth through opening foreign
markets.
In the post-Cold War era, trade and economic policy are a central
focus of foreign policy. Without trade agreements authority, the
President lacks an essential tool for exercising leadership and
influencing events in this new environment to the best interest
of the United States.
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Rwanda
New Developments:
NY Times reported White House approval of a plan
Wednesday to move 50 M-113 APCs to an Air Force base
near Frankfurt, Germany, and begin flying them to
Uganda on Sunday. (A Press Backgrounder with NSC,
State and DoD representatives took place yesterday at
the OEOB.)
(IF ASKED ABOUT BURUNDI)
We greatly respect the actions of the interim
government in Burundi to respond to the tremendous
pressures their country has faced in the wake of the
recent tragedy in Rwanda, including the flow of
refugees across the border.
The United States is doing everything possible to
ensure the security and stability of Burundi,
including the supply of large amounts of humanitarian
assistance, financial support for U.N. Human Rights
officials and diplomatic support through visits like
that of Ambasador David Rawson last week.
Points:
We have been deeply concerned over the continuing
tragedy in Rwanda. We have are providing $68 million
in humanitarian assistance for Rwandan refugees,
including food, medicine, blankets and other
supplies. Our military is flying in three plane
loads a day of food into Burundi.
O
This is by far the lion's share of the
humanitarian relief effort. Our efforts have
helped to save lives throughout the
neighboring countries.
We've also sent disaster relief teams into
Rwanda to assist the distribution of
humanitarian relief there.
We share the frustration over the slowness in drawing
together an international peacekeeping force. That
is why we have been SO involved with the process of
getting peacekeepers back into Rwanda. The Vice
President's meeting with UN Secretary General Boutros
Ghali, OAU Secretary General Salim Salim and
Tanzanian President Mwinyi in South Africa on May 10
helped drive this process, leading to a UNSC
Resolution less than a week later to authorize 5500
troops.
06/17/94
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BOSNIA
New Developments:
Level of conflict remains low with general compliance
with the cease-fire brokered by Akashi.
Contact Group met yesterday in London to further
discuss modalities of a territorial settlement. (FYI
ONLY: Redman in Sarajevo.) State announcing
Christopher travelling to Geneva and Brussels next
week.
Points
Please the parties continue to negotiate; no sense of
optimism.
Negotiated settlement is only viable way to end the
war and human suffering. A closely coordinated
approach remains critical.
We work closely with the all parties on all aspects
of the Bosnia crisis, including diplomatic and
military efforts to end the conflict.
The President has said that though he supports a
lifting of the arms embargo, it is imprudent to do so
unilaterally, without the agreement of our NATO
allies.
We do not yet have the comprehensive settlement we
want, but, together with our other European allies
and Russia, we accomplished much:
humanitarian air drops have saved hundreds of
thousands of lives;
NATO's enforcement of the no-fly zone over
Bosnia has kept the war from escalating into
the air;
NATO's air strike ultimata have ended the
shelling of Sarajevo and Gorazde;
our increased diploma ic engagement produced
the breakthrough agreement between the Croats
and Bosnians.
and now the parties are in Geneva to discuss
country-wide cessation of hostilities and a
comprehensive settlement. Hope talks will
proceed.
06/17/94
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HAITI SANCTIONS
New Developments
Coast Guard rescued 35 Haitians Wednesday off the
coast of Haiti from three Haitian vessels. The
Haitians were taken to Jamaica for processing aboard
ship.
We confirmed their arrival the start-up of the
Jamaica operation. Since the President's
announcement on May 8, there have been 1,949
repatriations. Repatriations may occur next Monday-
never on the weekend.
The Haitian military and police staged a parade as a
show of solidarity and unity.
Embassy drawdown of dependents and non-essential
personnel continues smoothly. 500 Amcits have left
Haiti since enhanced sanctions were announced June
10.
There are press reports that Dante Caputo wrote to
Boutros-Ghali that Caputo was told by DepSecState
Strobe Talbott that the US would not invade Haiti
before the end of July. This is not true. Talbott
has told neither Caputo nor anyone else that the US
will invade Haiti in one month or at any other time.
Points
The U.S. has worked with the other "Friends of Haiti"
to impose steadily tougher sanctions against the
Haitian leadership since the 1990 coup. Beginning
with the OAS trade embargo extending through targeted
sanctions against the military leadership.
Last month following a policy review and with our
support, the UN imposed sanctions designed to
increase pressure on the military to step down.
We are determined that Haiti's military leaders must
step down so that democracy may be restored and
Aristide can return.
The President announced Friday two additional steps
that will help remove from power the military leaders
who control Haiti in order to restore democracy and
return Aristide to power:
He signed an Executive Order banning private
financial transactions between Haiti and the
United States and through the United States
between Haiti and other countries. This does
not apply to humanitarian activities.
He directed Secretary of Transportation Pena
to instruct all U.S and Haitian air carriers
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to cease scheduled services between our two
nations. In order to allow those Americans
and others who wish to leave to Haiti to SO
in an orderly fashion, this measure will take
effect as of June 25.
Because of the ban on commercial passenger flights
and financial transactions, we are advising Americans
not engaged in essential diplomatic or humanitarian
work to depart Haiti as early as possible. The US
embassy in Haiti is sending home its dependents and a
number of its personnel. The Embassy will maintain a
reduced staff to ensure it can provide services to
American citizens, administer humanitarian aid
programs, continue refugee processing, and monitor
and report on the situation in Haiti.
We are also taking very seriously the issue of
enforcement and have made significant and diplomatic
progress in ensuring the sanctions work.
An eleven-man assessment team is now in the Dominican
Republic to determine what future logistical and
other support will be needed by the Dominican
government to seal its border to Haiti against
smuggling of sanctioned goods.
Very pleased with the progress of Bill Gray's
efforts.
We have reached agreement with both Jamaica and the
Turks and Caicos Islands on use of facilities on
their territory or in their territorial waters for
processing Haitian migrants. (We expect to sign the
MOU on Friday.)
The US naval ship Comfort, and the Ukrainian Vessel
Gruziya arrived off the coast of Port Royal, Jamaica.
One month from now, we will open a second facility on
the Turks and Caicos Islands.
(If asked about Aristide's implied endorsement of
military intervention: we have not ruled in or out
any option, including the military option. We are
now focusing on sanctions.)
06/17/94
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Meeting with King Hussein
--
The meeting has not been scheduled.
President Clinton may meet King Hussein of Jordan next week
during the King's private visit to the US.
He will express appreciation and support for the King's
decision to re-engage in active negotiations with Israel.
They will also review regional developments.
FYI ONLY: The King may raise the Jordanian economy and the need
for international assistance. Given time, the President may also
raise Iraq sanctions and the proposal to replace the MIF with
another inspections regime.
06/17/94
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Meeting with the Presidents of Slovakia and Hungary
- -
President Michal Kovac of the Slovakia and Arpad Gonvz of
Hungary are in the United States to receive an award from
the Institute for East-West Studies.
--
President Clinton wanted to meet with them to continue their
discussions from last January and as a sign of general US
support for the democratic and economic/market reforms in
the Slovak Republic and in Hungary.
The meeting will highlight the roles of the two presidents
in these reforms.
met w/ Visegnets In Pragre
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G-7 Naples Summit Themes
A Pivot Summit. We will seek to finish up issues from
previcus summits and then move on to set the global
economic agenda for the post-Cold War world.
Employment. We will seek to build on the success of
the President's Detroit Jobs Conference initiative by
developing a set of commonly agreed employment
principles to guide each G-7 nation's policies.
Growth and Trade. We are pushing for a strong
endorsement of macroeconomic policies that support
sustained world growth, and expect a commitment from
our G-7 partners to implement the Uruguay Round by
year-end.
Russia. In Naples, the G-7 will deepen their
partnership with Russia by including President Yeltsin
as an equal in the summit political communique. We
will commend Russia for progress in economic reform to
date. We are exploring the possibilities for further
multilateral support through the IMF conditional on
Moscow implementing additional reform measures.
Ukraine. We will also push for a meaningful economic
reform program in Ukraine, and will work for
multilateral financial support in direct proportion to
the pace of such actions. Additionally, we are seeking
an agreement with Ukraine that would shut down
Chernobyl in exchange for our help in making other
Ukrainian nuclear plants safer.
Environment, Population and Debt. A push to follow-up
on the Rio Conference agenda is likely. We are
examining a possible role for the new World Trade
Organization (WTO) regarding issues of trade and the
enviornment. The G-7 also will most likely give a very
strong endorsement of the upcoming Cairo conference on
population. Additionally, we will be discussing ways
to further ease the debt burdens of developing nations.
Assistance for Democratization. The US has already
moved to extend significant aid to South Africa ($200
million this year) and the Middle East peace process
($500 million over 5 years) Our G-7 partners, the
IMF, and the World Bank also have offered assistance.
We will highlight these efforts as models of the
helping hand that we will extend to other countries
willing to participate in the historic rise of
democracy and market economics.
JAPAN
As indicated by the President in February, we are
seeking neither "managed trade" nor "numerical
targets." Rather, we are looking for objective
criteria, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure
06/17/94
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progress toward greater openness in the Japanese
market.
We are pleased that we have been able to restart the
Framework Negotiations with Japan. A number of
outstanding issues remain, and we are working actively
to resolve them. The efforts of working groups in
several key sectors - - automobiles and auto parts,
insurance, and government procurement -- are
particularly noteworthy. [NOTE: We have attempted NOT
to make the Naples summit 21 deadline for completing the
Framework Negotiations. ]
URUGUAY ROUND/GATT
We are committed to seeing implementation of the
Uruguary Round agreement by year-end.
We are working actively with Congress on funding and
other issues. We do not believe that any of the
current obstacles here are insurmountable.
CHINA/MFN
--
A decision announcing the extension of MFN for China
was recently announced by the President. The
Administration will oppose any legislation, including
that which may be shortly introduced by Congresswoman
Pelosi, that would establish tough trade sanctions
against China and undermine this decision. We do not
believe that sanctions beyond those the President
imposed will pass Congress [and therefore a veto will
not be necessary].
China Sanctions: munitions
06/17/94
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Gore-Chernomyrdin Meetings
Vice President Al Gore will host Russian Prime
Minister Victor Chernomyrdin to a series of meetings
June 21-23 in Washington. This will be the third
time the two have met (Sept 1-2, 1993, Washington and
Dec. 15-16, 1993, Moscow).
President Clinton will also meet with Prime Minister
Chernomyrdin, June 23.
US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
US-Russians relations are on track and in good shape.
- -
Partnership built by Presidents Clinton and
Yeltsin is secure and strong.
Russian economic reform continues. It is
more important than ever for US to support
reform and Yeltsin/Chernomyrdin.
:
VP's meeting and President's meeting with
Yeltsin in Naples are important to continue
to forward movement in relationship.
GORE-CHERNOMYRDIN COMMISSION
Commission responsible for major progress on key
issues:
Space Cooperation, especially Space Station
partnership.
Progress in arresting nuclear proliferation
(whole spectrum of activities, including
reciprocal visits to warhead storage sites
and signing agreement to shutdown military
plutonium productions reactors.
Anticipate significant breakthrough cn
private trade and investment deal (see nest
page for info on Sakhalin Island oil deal.)
Environmental agreement (mostly US
technology).
06/17/94
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US-Russian-Ukrainian M Trilateral Accord
We are extremely pleased with the success of the Trilateral
accord that President Clinton signed with Presidents Yeltsin
and Kravchuk in January.
Its implementation is far ahead of schedule: the Ukrainian
side had promised to ship 200 warheads to Russian for
dismantlement by mid-November of this year. By mid-June,
they had already shipped 240 warheads from all three types
of weapons deployed in Ukraine: SS-19 and SS-24
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and AS-15 air-
launched cruise missiles (ALCMs).
Ukraine has agreed to ship all of its warheads before the
end of 1996. In return, Russia has agreed to compensate
Ukraine for the value of the nuclear materials in the
warheads. Ukraine has already received two shipments of
fuel rods for its nuclear power plants in compensation from
Russia.
06/17/94
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Business and Investment Opportunities in Russia
Economic assistance for Russia and NIS important means to
support reform. But in the long run, trade and investment -
- not aid - will provide the fuel to make reforms durable.
Promoting trade and investment in Russia thus a key
priority. Secretary Brown led a successful trade mission to
Moscow in March. Took along 28 US CEO's from major firms.
Message: America ready to do business with Russia, if Russia
will establish environment conducive to doing business.
Under Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, we are working to
convince Russian government to lower tariff barriers,
quotas, and tax laws that act as disincentives.
Message is getting through. Yeltsin decrees of last week
indicate realization that climate for investment in Russia
needs to be improved.
President and VP have also pushed major oil and gas
projects. Tremendous potential for resource-rich Russia to
earn hard currency using technology and know-how of US
firms.
Anticipate signing of contract when Chernomyrdin visits next
week between Russian government and international consortium
(50% share by US firms Marathon & McDermott) to develop
offshore oil fields near Sakhalin Island.
Total investment estimated to be $10 billion.
Signing of this deal of this size important signal to other
would be investors. Also blazes the trail for the next
mega-project, Texaco development of oil field at Timan
Pechora worth more than $2 billion.
Many obstacles to completion of deal overcome through direct
intervention by President and VP with Yeltsin and
Chernomyrdin.
06/17/94
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release
June 17, 1994
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
The State Department's daily briefing will begin at 2:00 pm,
Friday, June 17, with a briefing by Robert L. Gallucci,
Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs and Chair of
the Administration Senior Policy Steering Group on Korea. The
regular State Department press briefing will follow.
06/17/94
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PRM PRESS GUIDANCE
June 17, 1994
HAITI: INTERDICTION/PROCESSING OF HAITIAN BOAT PEOPLE
Q. Can you provide an update on interdictions and refugee
processing of Haitlan boat people?
A. INTERDICTIONS
THERE WERE NO INTERDICTIONS YESTERDAY, JUNE
16.
--
THE LAST INTERDICTION WAS ON JUNE 15, WHEN 35
HAITIAN BOAT PEOPLE WERE INTERDICTED IN
INTERNATIONAL WATERS OFF THE COAST OF HAITI.
REFUGEE PROCESSING ON THE COMFORT
:
ON JUNE 16, THE 35 HAITIANS WERE TRANSFERRED
TO THE USNS COMFORT LOCATED IN KINGSTON
HARBOR.
THIS IS THE FIRST GROUP OF HAITIAN BOAT PEOPLE
TO BE PROCESSED AT THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED
PROCESSING FACILITY ON THE COMFORT.
OF THE 35, 6 WERE FOUND TO BE REFUGEES AND 29
WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE REFUGEES.
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PM Press Guidance
June 17, 1994
NORTH KOREA: NUCLEAR ISSUE
Q. Any readout on former President Carter's meeting with Kim
II-Sung?
A. -- FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER MET KIM IL-SUNG YESTERDAY
AND TODAY.
-- PRESIDENT CARTER STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THOSE
MEETINGS RESOLVED SEVERAL IMPORTANT ISSUES.
-- WE WILL BE CONFIRMING THAT WITH THE NORTH KOREANS
IN THE COMING DAYS THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS.
Q. Has the U.S. agreed to a third round of high-level talks?
A. -- AS WE STATED YESTERDAY, THERE MAY BE A BASIS FOR
FURTHER HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WITH NORTH KOREA IF
NORTH KOREA AGREES TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF
IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND THE PRESENCE OF IAEA
INSPECTORS AT ITS NUCLEAR FACILITIES; DOES NOT
ENGAGE IN REPROCESSING FUEL TO OBTAIN PLUTONIUM;
AND DOES NOT REFUEL ITS 5 MW REACTOR.
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Q. Has the U.S. dropped reconstructing the North Korean reactor's
operating history as a condition for talks?
A. -- RECONSTRUCTING THE NORTH KOREAN REACTOR'S
OPERATING HISTORY WAS NEVER A CONDITION FOR A
THIRD ROUND OF HIGH-LEVEL TALKS. WE HAD SAID THAT
NORTH KOREA MUST PRESERVE: THE EVIDENCE OF PAST
OPERATING HISTORY BY PRESERVING THE POSSIBILITY OF
FUEL MEASUREMENT.
-- WHEN NORTH KOREA DISCHARGED SPENT FUEL FROM THE
REACTOR, ONE METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING ITS
OPERATING HISTORY WAS IRREVOCABLY LOST. THERE
ARE OTHER METHODS OF DOING THIS, PARTICULARLY
THROUGH SPECIAL INSPECTIONS OF NORTH KOREA'S
SUSPECTED NUCLEAR WASTE SITES. THIS IS SOMETHING
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A THIRD ROUND OF TALKS.
-- AFTER THE IAEA CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD NO LONGER
CONDUCT FUEL MEASUREMENTS TO RECONSTRUCT THE
REACTOR'S OPERATING HISTORY, WE SUSPENDED OUR
DIALOGUE WITH NORTH KOREA. WE STATED AT THAT TIME
THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO NORTH KOREA TO REESTABLISH
A BASIS FOR THAT DIALOGUE.
- OUR DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS WITH NORTH KOREA ARE
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AIMED AT DETERMINING WHETHER A BASIS FOR A
DIALOGUE MAY BE REESTABLISHED.
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Q. Has the U.S. suspended its discussions on sanctions at the UN?
A. -- NO. AS WE STATED YESTERDAY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
CONSULT WITH OTHER SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON
SANCTIONS WHILE WE SEEK TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A
BASIS FOR DIALOGUE WITH NORTH KOREA ON THIS ISSUE.
-- WE WOULD PREFER TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER THROUGH
DIALOGUE.
Q. Did State oppose the Carter trip?
A. -- FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER WAS INVITED TO NORTH
KOREA AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. THE STATE DEPARTMENT
EXPRESSED NO OPINION ON HIS TRIP.
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Q. What's the latest on North Korea's desire for light water reactors?
A. -- IN OUR LAST ROUND OF HIGH-LEVEL TALKS, NORTH KOREA
EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO MOVE AWAY FROM
GRAPHITE-MODERATED REACTOR TECHNOLOGY TO LIGHT
WATER REACTORS. LIGHT WATER REACTORS ARE LESS
OF A PROLIFERATION CONCERN THAN GRAPHITE
REACTORS.
-- WE SAID AT THAT TIME THAT THE U.S. SUPPORTED
CONVERSION FROM GRAPHITE TO LIGHT WATER
REACTORS AND THAT LIGHT WATER TECHNOLOGY COULD
BE ONE OF THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN A THIRD ROUND OF
HIGH-LEVEL TALKS.
-- NORTH KOREA HAS CONTINUED TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN
LIGHT WATER TECHNOLOGY. IF THERE IS A BASIS FOR A
THIRD ROUND, WE COULD FURTHER DISCUSS THIS WITH
NORTH KOREA.
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EAP PRESS GUIDANCE
June 17, 1994
NORTH KOREA - MIA ISSUE
Q: Is it true that the North Koreans will allow joint U.S.-DPRK teams to search in
North Korea for the remains of Americans missing in action from the Korean
War?
A:
ACCORDING TO A CNN BROADCAST. FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY
CARTER HAS REPORTED THAT DPRK PRESIDENT KIM IL SUNG
OFFERED TO PERMIT JOINT U.S.-DPRK TEAMS TO SEARCH FOR
KOREAN WAR AMERICAN MIA'S.
THERE ALREADY EXISTS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
SIGNED IN AUGUST 1993 BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
NATIONS COMMAND (UNC) AND THE NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY
WHICH IS AIMED AT REGULARIZING THE MIA REMAINS RECOVERY
PROCESS.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT ON THE
WORKING GROUPS CALLED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT, WE BELIEVE
THIS
CHANNEL PROVIDES THE BEST HOPE
FOR COOPERATION ON THE RECOVERY OF REMAINS OF KOREAN WAR
MIA'S.
Q: Are you then saying that
what Pres. Carter announced
is nothing new or sign ?
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EAP PRESS GUIDANCE
June 17, 1994
CHINA: GEPHARDT-PELOSI BILL
Q. What Is the Adminstrations's view on the Congressional bill which proposes
withdrawal fo some of China's trade privileges?
A. -- WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE LANGUAGE OF THE GEPHARDT-PELOSI
BILL, AND ARE STILL LOOKING AT THE DETAILS OF THIS COMPLICATED
BILL.
- HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE BILL WOULD PLACE CONDITIONS ON
THE EXTENSION OF MFN TREATMENT TO CERTAIN CHINESE PRODUCTS
LINKED TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA.
- THE PRESIDENT MADE CLEAR IN HIS MAY 26 STATEMENT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION WAS DELINKING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM THE ANNUAL
EXTENSION OF MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS FOR CHINA. WE
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY.
-- WE WILL OPPOSE THIS LEGISLATION AND ANY OTHER ATTEMPTS TO
OVERTURN THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY BY LEGISLATING A LINKAGE
BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND MFN.
-- WE UNDERSTAND AND SYMPATHIZE WITH THE CONCERNS OF
MAJORITY LEADER GEPHARDT AND CONGRESSWOMAN PELOSI.
HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT OUR HUMAN RIGHTS INTERESTS
CAN BE SERVED EFFECTIVELY BY THEIR LEGISLATION,
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release
June 17, 1994
06/17/94
GREECE: DEMARCHE TO U.S.
Q:
Did the Greek Ambassador protest your statement of
June 13 regarding the U.S. position on the air
space in the Aegean?
A: - THE GREEK AMBASSADOR MET ON JUNE 16 WITH EUR PDAS
ALEXANDER VERSHBOW. HE EXPRESSED HIS GOVERNMENT'S
CONCERN ABOUT OUR STATEMENT ON JUNE 13.
AS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ALREADY NOTED, THE
U.S. AND GREECE HAVE DIFFERING POSITIONS ON HOW
NATIONAL AIRSPACE IS DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE
U.S., OF COURSE, DOES NOT CONDONE VIOLATIONS OF
NATIONAL AIRSPACE AS COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE.
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EUR PRESS GUIDANCE
JUNE 17, 1994
CONTACT GROUP
Q: What is the Contact Group doing? Where is Ambassador
Redman? Who is he meeting with? Why?
A: -- THE CONTACT GROUP HAD PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS IN
LONDON AND WILL BE CONTINUING ITS WORK IN THE DAYS
AHEAD.
-- WE HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD ON THE ACTIVITIES
OF THE GROUP AT THIS TIME.
ONLY IF ASKED:
-- AMBASSADOR REDMAN REMAINS IN EUROPE.
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JUNE 17, 1994
BOSNIA: FIGHTING UPDATE
Q: What is the fighting situation in Bosnia? Has the cease-fire been
violated?
A: -- THE CEASE-FIRE IS GENERALLY HOLDING, BUT
GOVERNMENT FORCES CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH
INSURRECTIONISTS SUPPORTED BY THE BOSNIAN SERBS
IN THE NORTHWESTERN ENCLAVE OF BIHAC (BEE-hahtch).
-- NEAR THE CENTRAL BOSNIAN TOWN OF DOBOJ
(DOUGH-boy), BOSNIAN SERBS AND GOVERNMENT
SOLDIERS EXCHANGED MORTAR AND INFANTRY FIRE.