12/10/1995
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"I have directed the Secretary of Defense to provide appropriate disaster assistance to the Government of Japan in response to the devastating earthquake of January 17, 1995."
"We have to act, act quickly, act with dispatch, and put the national interest first."
"Disaster relief assistance is being provided in response to an earthquake affecting Kobe and Osaka, Japan."
"The destruction of basic physical infrastructure poses a threat to the lives of the survivors."