President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold L. Raphel, Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Wassom (head of" the Military Assistance Advisory Group at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad), and 27 others died August 17, 1988, when President Zia's plane exploded minutes after taking off in eastern Pakistan.

Following are a statement by Secretary Shultz made in Islamabad where he represented the United States at President Zia's .funeral, his remarks at the memorial ceremony ,for Ambassador Raphel at Andrews Air Force Base, and Acting Secretary Whitehead's remarks at the funeral service .for the Ambassador

SECRETARY SHULTZ'S

STATEMENT, ISLAMABAD, AUG. 20, 1988

My delegation and I have just had a very good meeting witb Acting President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. I conveyed to him, on behalf of the President and the American people, our profound sorrow over the tragic death of President Zia ul-Haq and those who died with him.

President Zia was a strong and principled leader, who earned the admiration of the world. He was a steadfast defender of Pakistan's territorial integrity and freedom, who yearned for peace in this troubled region. He was a tireless promoter of regional cooperation whose promise is evident in the South Asian Regional Cooperation Council. He was a magnanimous benefactor to the Afghans, whose quest for independence he never ceased to champion.

We mourn our own loss as well. Ambassador Raphel and Brig. Gen. Wassom were skillful and devoted Americans-public servants who worked tirelessly to build and strengthen relations between our two countries.

This tragic incident shocked Pakistan and the world. Pakistan's leaders have reacted calmly and quickly to preserve the continuity of constitutional government and to reaffirm that elections will be held in November. We expressed the admiration of all Americans for the wise manner in which Pakistan's Government has responded to this trial and for the patience, strength, steadiness, and determination of the Pakistani people.

On the seventh floor at the State Department, Arnie will be warmly remembered as the guy who'd show up first at a meeting, rarely waiting to be announced, and with his shirt sleeves rolled up. He was always out ahead of others, eager to get started, quick to catch you in the corridor. He relished wrestling with the issues and was ready with the paper sometimes even before you knew you needed it.

He was quick to identify the trends, anticipate the likely outcome, and work the problem. In short, he was a senior policymaker's delight, a man of incisive thought and of decisive action.

Arnie was never motivated by garnering personal prestige but by a deep sense of public purpose. He was not a man to be awed by rank or power. But he did hold one thing in unshakeable reverence-his country. And although he often referred to the ways of the Foreign Service with a winning irreverence, there was no more fiercely loyal a supporter of the Foreign Service than Arnie Raphel. He loved his work and his country, and he was grateful for the opportunity the Department offered him to serve it.

And serve it he did. His outstanding work led directly to the achievement of the Afghanistan peace accords. The hostages in Iran owe their freedom in large part to Arnie, as indeed do the hostages from hijacked TWA #847.