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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                      (Armagh, Northern Ireland)
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For Immediate Release                                  September 3, 1998

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

At the request of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat, President Clinton and Secretary Albright have decided to send Dennis Ross back to the region to help narrow the differences between the parties. Ambassador Ross will travel the beginning of next week, to spend a few days in the area, and then report back to the President and Secretary on the chances of the parties reaching agreement on the basis of the U.S. initiative.

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