UNITED STATES/MACEDONIA: PENTAGON SAYS IT WANTS A RAPID BUILD UP OF NATO FORCES IN MACEDONIA TO HELP SECURE RETURN ETHNIC ALBANIAN REFUGEES TO KOSOVO ONCE CEASE FIRE IS AGRRED
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UNITED STATES/MACEDONIA: PENTAGON SAYS IT WANTS A RAPID BUILD UP OF NATO FORCES IN MACEDONIA TO HELP SECURE RETURN ETHNIC ALBANIAN REFUGEES TO KOSOVO ONCE CEASE FIRE IS AGRRED
- Title: UNITED STATES/MACEDONIA: PENTAGON SAYS IT WANTS A RAPID BUILD UP OF NATO FORCES IN MACEDONIA TO HELP SECURE RETURN ETHNIC ALBANIAN REFUGEES TO KOSOVO ONCE CEASE FIRE IS AGRRED
- Date: 21st May 1999
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 21, 1999) (USPOOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. ZOOM IN PENTAGON SPOKESMAN KEN BACON WALKING INTO BRIEFING ROOM 0.10 KRIVOLOC, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FILE) (REUTERS-ACCESS ALL) 2. VARIOUS NATO FORCES BASED IN MACEDONIA ENGAGED IN MILITARY EXERCISES (5 SHOTS) 0.33 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 21, 1999) (USPOOL - ACCESS ALL) 3. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) PENTAGON SPOKESMAN KEN BACON SAYING: "We're going to need a larger KFOR, and we want it deployed in Macedonia as quickly as possible, because, should there be a peace agreement quickly, as we hope, we need a force that's ready to go in and help the refugees get back as the Serb forces pull out. So that's the first point, it's on KFOR. The second point deals with the assessment NATO did last summer of other ground options, those are the options of possible invasion forces. NATO is still in the process of reviewing those assessments. " 1.10 KRIVOLAC,FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FILE) (REUTERS- ACCESS ALL) 4. VAQRIOUS MORE OF NATO TROOPS ENGAGED IN MILITARY EXERCISES IN MACEDONIA (5 SHOTS) 1.37 WASHINGTON,D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 21,1999) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 5. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) KEN BACON,PENTAGON SPOKESMAN,TELLING REPORTERS," There is no consensus in NATO today for a ground invasion force. I believe there is strong support in NATO today for an enhanced peace implementation force." 1.52 KRIVOLAC, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FILE)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. MV NATO SUPREME COMMANDER, GENERAL WESLEY CLARK, SEATED AT TABLE WITH OTHERS TO SPEAK TO REPORTERS. 1.56 7. CU CLARK SPEAKING (AUDIO IS LOW --- NO SOUNDBITE HERE) 2.08 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 8. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PENTAGON 2.18 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 21,1999) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) PENTAGON SPOKESMAN KEN BACON IS ASKED IF, IN HIS MEETINGS AT THE PENTAGON ON MAY 20, GENERAL CLARK LOBBIED FOR PUTTING THE OPTION OF A GROUND INVASION OF KOSOVO "BACK ON THE TABLE." BACON ANSWERS, " He did not do that, What he talked about was the types of steps that would have to be taken if we were to pursue various ground options at future times. He did not request that we do that. He just said , if you look down several months into the future, and you reach a point in August or September or October where you might want to deploy ground troops, what is the type of planning,time frame that would be necessary in order to position NATO to do that." 3.11 KRIVOLAC, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA( FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 10. VARIOUS NATO TROOPS IN MILITARY EXERCISE IN MACEDONIA (4 SHOTS) 3.33 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C, UNITED STATES/KRILOVAC, MACEDONIA
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- Country: USA United States Macedonia
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