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SUBJ: 
DOD NEWS BRIEFING -
CONDUCTED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1997.AT 
TEXT: 
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 
SUBJ: 
DOD NEWS BRIEFING 
CONDUCTED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1997 AT 
1:30 P.M. (EDT) BY MR. KENNETH H. BAC…

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AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN INVESTIGATING THESE INCIDENTS AT ALL 
BECAUSE IT WAS A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY TO KEEP INVESTIGATING 
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REPORTS THAT NEVER TURNED OUT TO BE T~UE.  
BUT THIS WILL BE EXPLAINED IN GREAT DETAIL VIS-A-VIS THE  
~ ROSWEiL INCIDENT AS SOON AS I FINtSH. 
Q; 
DO YOU THINK THIS WILL PUT THIS WHOLE THING TO ~EST? 
A; 
OF COURSE NOT. 
[LAUGHTER] 
PROBABLY, IN ANOTHER. 
DECADE, WE'LL BE. HERE HAV~NG 
ANOTHER COLONEL WILL BE HERE 
GIVING ANOTHER 
BR~EFING ON THE ROSWELL INCIDENT.…

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WHAT'S· THE LEGAL STATUS o.F THIS MARINE WHO. IS ACCUSED OF SHo.o.TING 
A U.S. CITIZEN WHILE o.N Bo.RDER PATRo.L? 
AND YO.U HAVE A CIVILIAN· 
AUTHo.RITY INVESTIGATING AND CHARGING, AND ARE THE MARINES Go.ING 
1'0. HAVE A SEPARATE LITIGATIo.N? 
WHAT'S THE STATE o.F PLAY o.N THAT? 
A: 
I'M TEMPTED TO. INVo.KE THE WARREN CHRISTo.PHER RULE THAT 
IN A MULTI-QUESTIo.N, I GET TO. ANSWER THE QUESTIo.N I. CHo.o.SE. 
[LAUGHTER] 
BUT I Wo.N'T 
B~CAUSE THEY'RE ALL SERIo.US QUESTIo.NS. 
To.DAY THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS ABo.UT 242 …

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A: 
IT IS MY,UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FOUR-MAN PATROL HAS 
COOPERATED FULLY WITH DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. 
THEY 
REMAINED FOR FOUR DAYS IN 
AREA. 
AT THE END OF FOUR DAYS, 
THERE WAS NO MORK DEMAND OR REQUEST FOR THEM TO PROVIDE. 
INFORMATION, AND THEY LEFT. 
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT. 
HAPPENED. 
THE MARINES HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION OF WHAT 
WENT ON. 
AND THE JOINT TASK FORCE SIX, WHICH RUNS THE BORDER 
SUPPORT OPERATION, HAS ALSO DONE AN INVESTIGATION, AND THAT 
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STATEMENT TO THE TROOPS. 
THE FIRST 
THAT THE FBI IS MAKING  
PROGRESS IN ITS INVESTIGATION, TO LOCATE THE TERRORISTS  
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEADLY ACT A YEAR AGO, AND THAT THIS ,  
GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO BRING THE TERRORISTS TO JUSTICE.  
I THINK THE RECENT CAPTURE OF THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 
KILLINGS OUTSIDE THE CIA SHOWS THAT WE ARE DETERMINED AND 
DEDICATED TO BRINGINCTERRORISTS LIKE THIS TO JUSTICE, AND WE 
WILL PURSUE THESE TERRORISTS WITH THE SAME VIGOR THAT WE PURSUED 
THAT FELLOW. 
SECONDLY, HE $TRESSED…

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UNDERTAKING, THROUGH THE FBI. 
THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF THIS 
INVESTIGATION. 
DIRECTOR FREEH HAS BEEN OVER 
SEVERAL TIMES. 
UNCLAS FINAL SECTION OF 03 
THERE IS EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE SAUDIS 
ON THIS INVESTIGATION, AND !TIS NOT SOMETHING THAT SECRETARY 
COHEN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A DETAILED WAY. 
Q: 
HE HASN'T RAISED THAT --
[OFF MIKE]? 
A: 
HE DID TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION, AND HE 
SAID PUBLICLY THAT HE --
HE URGED THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION, 
FULL COOPERATION WITH .THE SAUDIS 
FROM…

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AND, EMOTIONAL AREA, BUT IT'S AN AREA 
IN WHICH WE MUST MAKE 
PROGRESS IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CARRY OUT THE 
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM WE THINK IS NECESSARY FOR THE NEXT CENTURY. 
Q: 
ON THAT ISSUE, THERE'S BEEN SOME ANALYSES THAT,INDICATE 
THAT IF THE CONGRESS DOESN'T LIFT THE 60 4,0 RULE, THAT THE 
PENTAGON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRIVATIZE KELLY AND MCCLELLAN 
EVEN IF THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROVES THAT TO BE THE BEST DEAL. 
HAVE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHETHER 
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AND I THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE NEXT POINT OF 
WHETHER WE COULD DO IT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE 
ASKED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 TROOPS TO THE BORDER PATROL 
OPERATIONS. 
PRESS: 
THANK YOU. 
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TRANSCRIPTS OF THE DOD NEWS BRIEFING' ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON 
DEFENSELINK, THE DOD HOMEPAGE - HTTP://WWW.DTIC.MIL/DEFENSELINK/ 
OASD/PA IS.LOOKING AT DISCONTINUING TRANSMITTAL OF THE TWICE WEEKLY 
PRESS BRIEFING IN MESSAGE FORMAT. 
WE BELIEVE MOST, IF NOT ALL, 
AGENICES …