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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE 95/06/27 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
From: Thanos Tsekouras <thanost@MIT.EDU>
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
I N D E X
Tuesday, June 27, 1995
Briefer: Brian Atwood
Nicholas Burns
[...]
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
War in Bosnia
--Akashi Letter re: Rapid Reaction Force .................29
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
DPB #94
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1995, 12:49 P.M.
(ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
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Q Akashi's letter -- U.N. -- United Nations --
MR. BURNS: Mr. Akashi's letter. I had a long comment on this
letter on Friday, but I just would like to reiterate it in a couple of
brief sentences. We think this letter should not have been sent. It
was a most unfortunate letter. It did not comport with our
understanding for the basis of the Rapid Reaction Force, and equally
important on a matter of procedure which is very important at the U.N.
Security Council, we were not notified, and it took us a long while to
get our hands on this letter. So we're displeased that the letter was
sent. We don't agree with parts of the substance of the letter. We
have made that explicitly clear to the United Nations.
Q Thank you.
(The briefing concluded at 1:51 p.m.)
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