White House Press Secretary on ICRC

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Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding ICRC closing
offices in Burma.


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				  THE WHITE HOUSE
			  Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release						June 21 1945


			STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY


	We deeply regret the refusal of the regime in Rangoon to
reach an acceptable arrangement on access for the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).  ICRC humanitarian activities,
including prison visits, play a critically important role in
protecting individuals throughout the world.

	The regime's apparent intransigence on this and other issues
contrasts starkly with commitments made to U.S. and other
officials late last year.  It is a further demonstration that the
regime is choosing the path of isolation.

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