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Bill Clinton: You got a lot in there in a little time. [Laughter] Very briefly, I wish I could tell you more about the French pilots.…

On the recordDecember 11, 1995
You got a lot in there in a little time. [Laughter] Very briefly, I wish I could tell you more about the French pilots. I can tell you this, that we are in very close touch with the French. They are working very, very hard on this. I have no factual update for you. They are working it very hard, and they expect the peace signing to go forward on time. With regard to Mr. Pollard, the Prime Minister mentioned it to me and gave me a letter setting forth his position on it. As you know, Mr. Pollard came up once before, I think in early 1994. If he requests executive clemency, I will, of course, review that request, as I would anyone who requested it. But he has to make a request, and it has to come through the ordinary channels before I can do that. Middle East Peace Process
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