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Charles Skelton: I became quite concerned over this as a result of the New York Times article, and I subsequently wrote the President…

On the recordApril 29, 1996
I became quite concerned over this as a result of the New York Times article, and I subsequently wrote the President because the Secretary of State clearly said that we are not guaranteeing peace over there, that the 1 year of the IFOR and the American forces would give the warring parties the opportunity for peace, and the President in his letter dated April 22, which I received today, clearly states the administration's policy that they will be about a year. It gives the opportunity, though we are not guaranteeing it. That of course is good news for the families of all the Americans.
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Charles Skelton
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about U.S. involvement in peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia.

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