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Presenter: Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ATSD PA March 03, 1995 1:30 AM
EST   Thursday, March 2, 1995 - 1:30 p.m.  Mr. Bacon: Good
afternoon.  The extraction from Somalia continues to go
extremely well. It should be over relatively soon, and when it
is we'll give you a complete briefing. I'd like to withhold
questions on the details until it is over.  With that, I'll take
questions on anything else.  Q: Is the United States about to
add troops to the contingent in Macedonia?  A: It is not about
to add troops to the contingent in Macedonia. It's an option
that is really in the suggestion stage right now. It's far from
the planning stage. Let me explain the context of how this has
arisen and the context of how any change in the troop strength
in Macedonia might take place.  As you know, we believe that
UNPROFOR has been successful in