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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, December 4, 1995 Volume 31ÐNumber 48 Pages 2057±2102 1 VerDate 27-FEB-98 13:33 Mar 18, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\P48NO4.000 INET03 Contents Addresses to the Nation Communications to CongressÐContinued Implementation of the peace agreement in Iran, message reportingÐ2066 Bosnia-HerzegovinaÐ2060 Railroad Retirement Board, message transmitting reportÐ2068 Addresses and Remarks Bosnia-HerzegovinaÐ2059, 2064 Interviews With the News Media Ireland Exchanges with reporters Community in DublinÐ2095 London, United KingdomÐ2076 Parliament in DublinÐ2097 Roosevelt RoomÐ2059 Radio addressÐ2057 State Dining RoomÐ2064 United Kingdom News conference with Prime Minister Major Business leaders in BelfastÐ2084 of the United Kingdom, November 29 (No. Christmas tree lighting in BelfastÐ2092 107)Ð2068 Community in LondonderryÐ2086 DepartureÐ2068 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Major in United Kingdom LondonÐ2079 British Labour Party leader Tony BlairÐ Inauguration of the Thomas P. O'Neill 2076 Chair for the Study of Peace in Prime Minister MajorÐ2068, 2079 LondonderryÐ2088 Proclamations Mackie International employees in BelfastÐ2080 National Drunk and Drugged Driving Parliament in LondonÐ2072 Prevention MonthÐ2090 Reception hosted by Sir Patrick Mayhew in World AIDS DayÐ2091 BelfastÐ2094 Statements by the President Bill Signings See also Bill Signings Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Congressional action on lobby reform 1996, statementÐ2089 legislationÐ2077 National Highway System Designation Act of Supplementary Materials 1995, statementÐ2064 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Acts approved by the PresidentÐ2102 Adjustment Act of 1995, statementÐ2058 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ 2101 Communications to Congress Digest of other White House EURATOM±U.S. nuclear energy cooperation announcementsÐ2100 agreement, message transmittingÐ2077 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ2101 Editor's Note: The President was in Dublin, Ireland, on December 1, the closing date of this issue. 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Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 27-FEB-98 13:33 Mar 18, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\P48NO4.000 INET03 Week Ending Friday, December 1, 1995 The President's Radio Address After 4 years of terrible conflict, we have November 25, 1995 helped the people of Bosnia turn from the horror of war to the promise of peace. Ameri- Good morning. All across our Nation this ca's negotiating team, backed by NATO's re- weekend, American families are coming to- solve and air power, brokered a cease-fire. gether to give thanks for the good things in We got the parties to agree on the principles our lives. Hillary and I wish all of you a happy of the settlement and brought them to the and healthy Thanksgiving weekend. As we peace table in Dayton, Ohio. And now, the rejoice in our blessings in the company of skill and dedication of our negotiators, work- our loved ones, let's also give thanks for ing with our European and Russian partners, America's blessings and for all we have has enabled them to reach a comprehensive achieved as a nation. peace agreement. This week, after a tough debate on the Peace in Bosnia is important to America, Federal budget, we made important strides to both our values and our interests. The Bos- toward what I hope will be common ground. nian people have suffered unspeakable atroc- Our Government is open again, and the Re- ities: mass executions, ethnic cleansing, cam- publican leaders in Congress have agreed to paigns of rape and terror. Two hundred and work with me to find a process so that we fifty thousand people have died; two million can establish our Nation's priorities together. have been driven from their homes, with I hope we can balance the budget in a way over a million of them still homeless. The that is true to our fundamental values: ex- violence done to those innocent civilians does pecting responsibility from all our citizens violence to the principles on which America but also providing opportunity so that we be- stands. The only way to end the killing for come a society in which everybody has a good is to secure a commitment to peace. chance to win, not a winner-take-all society; Now our conscience demands that we act. honoring our obligations to our senior citi- Securing the peace will also prevent the zens through Medicare and Medicaid while war in Bosnia from reigniting and then from also making investments for the next genera- spreading, sparking an even wider and more tion in education, environment, research, and dangerous conflict right in the heart of Eu- technology; helping our families to be strong- rope in the Balkan regions where there is er and stay together; and ensuring that Amer- still a lot of tension and potential for conflict ica remains the strongest force in the world in areas near Bosnia. In 1914, a gunshot in for peace and freedom, democracy and pros- Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, launched the first perity. of two World Wars that drew America in to All around the world we are seeing the make great sacrifices for freedom. We must results of America's willingness to work and not let this century close with gunfire ringing to lead for peace. We see it in the Middle in Sarajevo. East, where even in the wake of the tragic The peace agreement preserves Bosnia as loss of Prime Minister Rabin, Arabs and a single state within its present borders and Israelis continue to turn the page on past with international recognition. It settles the conflict. We see it in Northern Ireland, territorial disputes over which the war began. where bombs and bullets have given way to Refugees can return to their homes. People hope for the futureÐwhere I will visit next will be able to move freely throughout the week. And in this week of Thanksgiving, we country. The parties have accepted strong have seen the results of America's leadership safeguards for human rights. They've for peace in Bosnia. pledged to cooperate fully with the inter- 2057 VerDate 27-FEB-98 13:56 Mar 18, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\TEMP\P48NO4.027 INET03 2058 Nov. 25 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995 national war crimes tribunal so that those re- playground, no more desperate winters, no sponsible for crimes against humanity can be more shattered lives. Now we have a respon- brought to justice. sibility to see this achievement for peace Now that all the parties, including the Bos- through. Our values, our interests, and our nian Serbs, have made a serious commitment leadership are at stake. to peace, America must help them to make So let us give thanks for America's role it work. All the parties have asked for a strong in bringing Bosnia's nightmare to an end, and international force to give them the con- let us share the blessing of our Nation's fidence and the breathing room they need strength to secure a lasting peace. to implement the peace agreement and to May God bless the United States on this begin the hard task of rebuilding. Thanksgiving weekend. NATO, the alliance of democracies that has preserved our security since the end of NOTE: The address was recorded at 9:30 a.m. on World War II, is clearly that force. And November 24 at Camp David, MD, for broadcast America, as NATO's leader, clearly must par- at 10:06 a.m. on November 25. ticipate. Without our support the hard-won peace would be lost, the terrible slaughter Statement on Signing the Veterans' would resume, the conflict that already has Compensation Cost-of-Living claimed so many lives could spread like a cancer throughout the region. Adjustment Act of 1995 In the days ahead I will review the NATO November 22, 1995 implementation plan and continue to consult closely with Congress. As of now, we expect Today I have signed into law H.R. 2394, that about a third of the NATO force will the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living be American, approximately 20,000 troops. Adjustment Act of 1995.'' Two-thirds will be from our NATO allies in In signing H.R. 2394, I am pleased to ex- other supportive countries. tend a most deserved benefit to our Nation's Our men and women will take their orders service-disabled veterans and the surviving from the American general who commands spouses and children of those who made the NATO forces.