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                            THE WHITE HOUSE
                     Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release                                   October 25, 2000
                       STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
     I was very pleased to learn today of the IRA's announcement that it
has decided to allow a repeat inspection of a number of its arms dumps.
This constitutes an important and timely confidence building measure as
part of a process initiated by the IRA aimed at putting its arms
completely and verifiably beyond use.  I welcome the IRA's statement
that it has not broken off contact with the de Chastelain Commission,
and I hope discussions with the Commission will resume at the earliest
possible opportunity.  I urge all parties to work together and in
cooperation with the British and Irish governments to build on the
genuine progress that has already been achieved in implementing the Good
Friday Accord, by restoring momentum toward full implementation of all
its provisions within the agreed timeframe.
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