[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 51 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, December 21, 1998

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Volume 34--Number 51
Pages 2471-2507

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Contents

Addresses to the Nation

    Iraq, announcing military strikes--2494

Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Gaza
        Luncheon hosted by Chairman Arafat in Gaza City--2486
        Palestinian National Council and other Palestinian organizations 
            in Gaza City--2487
    Iraq, military strikes--2497
    Israel
        Arrival ceremony in Tel Aviv--2472
        Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem--2483
        Menorah lighting in Jerusalem--2478
        People of Israel in Jerusalem--2479
    Radio address--2471
    Special Olympics dinner--2500, 2501
    Trilateral discussions at Erez Crossing--2492

Executive Orders

    Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the 
        Federal Government on Thursday, December 24, 1998--2500

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Erez Crossing, Israel--2492
        Gaza City, Gaza--2485
        Oval Office--2497
    News Conference With Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel, 
        December 13 (No. 167)--2473

Joint Statements

    Joint United States-European Union Statement on Chapter IV New 
        Transatlantic Agenda Dialogues--2505
    United States-European Union Declaration on the Middle East Peace 
        Process--2504
    United States-European Union Joint Statement on Cooperation in the 
        Western Balkans--2502
    United States-European Union Statement on Cooperation in the Global 
        Economy--2503

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    European Union leaders--2502, 2503, 2504, 2505
    Israel
        President Weizman--2472, 2478
        Prime Minister Netanyahu--2472, 2473, 2479, 2483
    Palestinian Authority, Chairman Arafat--2485, 2486, 2487

Proclamations

    Wright Brothers Day--2499

Statements by the President

    Crime rates--2479
    Deaths
        A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.--2494
        Lawton Chiles--2472
        Morris Udall--2479
    Puerto Rico, status referendum--2492

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--2507
    Checklist of White House press releases--2506
    Digest of other White House announcements--2505
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--2506




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