PRESS RELEASE (94)75                   6 September 1994

          RELEASE OF ADMIRAL PAUL D. MILLER AS
           SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, ATLANTIC

NATO's Defence Planning Committee today announced its
agreement to a request from President Clinton to release
Admiral Paul D. Miller from his responsibilities as
Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic at a date yet to be
determined.

In the name of the governments represented on the
Committee, the DPC agreed to his request with great
regret, and expressed its deep and lasting gratitude to
Admiral Miller for his distinguished service as Supreme
Allied Commander, Atlantic.

The DPC also asked President Clinton to nominate an
officer of the United States Armed Forces for appointment
by the Committee, as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic to
succeed Admiral Miller.

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COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE (94)75              6 septembre 1994

          DEPART DE L'AMIRAL PAUL D. MILLER,
       COMMANDANT SUPREME ALLIE DE L'ATLANTIQUE
                                 
Le Comite des plans de defense de l'OTAN (DPC) a annonce
aujourd'hui qu'il acceptait, a la demande du president
Clinton, de liberer l'amiral Paul D. Miller de ses
fonctions de commandant suprˆme allie de l'Atlantique, a
une date qui reste a determiner.

Au nom des gouvernements representes au Comite, le DPC a
accede, avec grand regret, a cette demande et a assure …
l'amiral Miller qu'il lui resterait profondement
reconnaissant de son eminente contribution en tant que
commandant supreme allie de l'Atlantique.

Le DPC a egalement invite le president Clinton a designer
un officier des forces armees des Etats-Unis en vue de sa
nomination par le Comite au poste de commandant supreme
allie de l'Atlantique, en remplacement de l'amiral Miller.