E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E O F T H E P R E S I D E N T

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

                       REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
            AND PRIME MINISTER JOHN MAJOR OF GREAT BRITAIN
                         IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
                  
                            The Oval Office

3:10 P.M. EST

Q Mr. President, are you going to make an announcement on Bosnia today? On the airdrop?

THE PRESIDENT: I don't think we'll have a final announcement today. But the Prime Minister and I certainly are going to discuss that along with a number of other things.

Q Mr. Prime Minister, are you concerned that American airdrops might endanger British troops on the ground, put them subject to Serbian --

PRIME MINISTER MAJOR: No, I'm not remotely concerned about that. We'll discuss the airdrops, I think, as a humanitarian initiative that's very welcome. And it'll have our support. I don't think is going to endanger British troops.

Q What is holding you up, Mr. President, in your decision?

THE PRESIDENT: Just going through the procedures we have to go through to discuss this with our allies.

Q When are you going announce a press conference?

THE PRESIDENT: You know, I didn't realize it had been so long since I had one. I really didn't, Helen, until you mentioned it the other day. I need to give you one. I'll get --

Q When?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm going to take it up with our folks. I didn't even know it had been a long time -- since I answer these questions all the time.

THE VICE PRESIDENT: -- press conference everyday.

Q That's not a press conference.

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, I know. I know.

THE PRESIDENT: I'll do better on that.

Q You promise?

Q have anything to say about Brian Mulroney in his resignation today?

THE PRESIDENT: I wish him well. I talked to him. We had a nice visit. And I don't think that I can add anything to the

statement that was made. But I was very -- I was very appreciative of the conversation we had and I wish him well.

Q Can we ask how the special relationship is, Mr. President?

THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me?

Q Can we ask how the special relationship between the U.S. and Britain is?

THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely.

PRIME MINISTER MAJOR: You have got the British press. (Laughter.)

THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely. It's special to me personally and it's special to the United States, and I think it will be as long as I'm sitting here in this office.

END3:13 P.M. EST