THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                         (Manila, Philippines)
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For Immediate Release                                  November 24, 1996     

                        REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
                 AND PRIME MINISTER HASHIMOTO OF JAPAN          
                          IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY                    

                            The Central Bank
                          Manila, Philippines                     

1:58 P.M. (L)

Q Could you give us your assessment of your meeting with the Chinese leader?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm sure you've gotten a report. I think it went very well. It was a good meeting, and I think that the next steps were appropriate.

Q You're looking forward then to going to Beijing?

THE PRESIDENT: Very much.

Q Mr. Prime Minister, the last time you met with Mr. Clinton, you gave him a saxophone. What are you going to do this time to make him happy? (Laughter.)

THE PRESIDENT: And I played it, too.

PRIME MINISTER HASHIMOTO: What should I do about that? I think you're giving me more difficult questions than you're giving to the President. Well, it's a diplomatic secret. (Laughter.)

THE PRESS: Thank you.

END 2:00 P.M. (L)