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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:

That clock is wrong. It's exactly 12. I'm exactly on time. How late? (in response to a comment made by one of his staff).

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BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE FOR DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION

Pino Arlacchi, Executive Director of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, based in Vienna, this afternoon briefed correspondents about activities undertaken by the Office since the special session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem held in June 1998.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:

Good afternoon. We're going to try a second time to get Pino Arlacchi to the briefing. I don't see him here but I hope he's on his way. He, of course, is the Executive Director of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON PALERMO WORLD CONGRESS

The CIVITAS Palermo World Congress, which will showcase "the Palermo experience" and draw world attention to civic education for promoting democracy and a culture of lawfulness, will be held in that Italian city from 18 to 22 June, it was announced at a Headquarters press conference Thursday afternoon.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General in Washington, D.C.:

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PRESS BRIEFING ON INCB 1998 ANNUAL REPORT

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) member, Ambassador Herbert Okun of the United States, discussed the Board's 1998 annual report in a press briefing today at Headquarters.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER FOR NORTH AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

An "Environmental Charter for the North American Telecommunication Industry" was to be signed at the United Nations this evening by chief executives and senior officials of diverse key companies in the industry, it was announced at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Manoel de Almeida e Silva.

Good afternoon. As you know Fred Eckhard is not here today. He is with the Secretary-General in Washington.

**Secretary-General in Washington:

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Manoel de Almeida e Silva.

Hello. I am slightly late today -- four minutes -- because I've been trying to get the latest from Washington.

**Angola Memorial For Crash Victims:

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon press briefing by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Manoel de Almeida e Silva.

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General in Washington: