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PTTUZYUW RUEKJCS7895 3262243-UUUU--RHEHAAA RHEHWSR.
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RHDLPOA T NTCC CAPODICHINO NAPLES IT
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222138Z NOV 94
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SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//ATSD/PA DDI//
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DOD NEWS BRIEFING - CONDUCTED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22,
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TROOPS?
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I ALSO
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AIG 8775
RUEHPU/AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE HA//USIA//
RCCPDMA/NDHQ INT OTTAWA//DGINT//
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03
SUBJ: DOD NEWS BRIEFING - CONDUCTED ON T…

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WHEN YOU SAY WE ARE PREPARED TO SEND THE MESSAGE AGAIN,
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SO I'M
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I'VE SEEN THE SAME REPORTS.
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ZONES DEALING WITH AIR STRIKES, ETC. THESE ARE DIPLOMATIC 
INITIATIVES THAT WILL LEAD TO CHANGES ON THE GROUND THAT CAN BE 
TAKEN. THESE ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION. THAT CONSIDERATION IS 
ONGOING AND THERE SHOULD BE DECISIONS ON THAT.
AS I SAID, WE RETAIN THE RIGHT, BOTH NATO AND UNPROFOR, TO 
CARRY ON ADDITIONAL AIR STRIKES IF NECESSARY.
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT IS NOW BEING REPORTED IN THE
SUBURBS AROUND BIHAC. IT'S SUP…

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IS THAT THE
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SENATOR
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HE WAS
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THEY WERE TO SUPPRESS THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE,
AND THEY WERE TO SUPPRESS THE SAM STRIKES, OR THE
THOSE ARE THE
THOSE GOALS WERE ACHIEVED.
SECRETARY PERRY WAS QUOTED THIS MORNING BY REPORTERS
WHO ARE TRAVELING WITH HIM AS HE RETURNS FROM THIS TRIP,
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THE MAIN GOAL WAS TO SHOW THAT UNPROFOR AND THE NATO
ALLIES WORKING TOGETHER WERE PREPARED TO STRIKE IN A GIVEN 
SITUATION. ONE, WE SHOWED THAT WE WERE WILLING TO STRIKE. 
SECONDLY, THE GOALS OF THE STRIKE WERE TO DISABLE THE…

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OR DO YOU STILL EXPECT IT
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PROCESSING.
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SECRETARY GENERAL WILLY CLAES
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
SO I
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OF THE CUBANS WHO MAY WANT TO GO BACK AND TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE 
OF THIS NEW SYSTEM OF GETTING VISAS.
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IS THERE ANY PROBLEM WITH CUBANS TRYING TO BREAK OUT OF
THE CAMPS IN PANAMA AND JUST BLEND INTO THE PANAMANIAN
POPULATION?
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NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. THERE HAVE BEEN VERY ISOLATED
INCIDENTS OF THAT. NOTHING THAT I RECALL IN THE LAST WEEK OR 
TWO, BUT I'VE BEEN GONE FOR THE LAST WEEK AND I HAVEN'T BEEN 
FOLLOW…

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AND,
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THING.
ISSUE.
YESTERDAY IN A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT THE UNILATERAL LIFTING OF THE ARMS EMBARGO THAT THE
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ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RECOMMENDATION TODAY THAT THE
CHARGES BE DROPPED AGAINST THE F-15 PILOTS WHO MISTAKENLY SHOT 
DOWN THE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS IN APRIL. IT WOULD APPEAR THE 
WAY THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GOING, THAT ONLY ONE OF THE CASES IS 
GOING TO PROCEED TO COURT-MARTIAL, THAT AFTER THE PENTAGON HAD A
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LAWSUITS OUTSTANDING AGAINST T…

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I CAN'T
I HAVE
PRESS:
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SECTION: 01 OF 03 
<ASECT>SECTION: 02 OF 03 
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I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS CASE.
NOTHING TO ADD.
THANK YOU.
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CHARGED?
RATHER HIGH PROFILE BRIEFING IN WHICH IT LAID OUT A SERIES OF 
MISTAKES AND ERRORS... I'M JUST ASKING WHAT KIND OF A STATEMENT 
IS THIS SENDING IF IT APPEARS THAT ONLY ONE PERSON IS G…