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are always in our skies.   And you have other methods.  Why did the
planes fly in Baghdad skies?   Th*is, of course, does not effect what I
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GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   Why, do pur aircraft fly, do our aircraft fly
over Baghdad?

LTG AIlMAD (I):   Why do you keepyour aircraft in our skies at the time
you have other inethods to survey all the area?

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   It is purely as a safety measure to make sure
that we do not have any hostile aircraft attack us.   It has no
offensive intention at all.   It is a defensive measure only.  But, of
course,  if we were to pull back from those skies and then we were to
be attacked that is not a very.

tTG AHMAD (I):   We shall not start

GEN SCKWARZKOPF (US):   Any vehicle--once we establish this line there
will be discussions between us and there may even be discussions
between our troop commanders on the ground.   I would like to propose
some way that we can mark our vehicles and your vehicles whose
intention is peaceful so that we don't have any mistakes.

bTG AHMAD (I):   We could mark them after we agree with flags or any
method we agree

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   What kind of flags do you propose.

LTG AMMAD (I):   Any method we could agree on

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   I think a nice bright orange flag that can be
seen a very long way is important

LTG AHMAD (I):   Any method

GEM SCHWARZKOPF (US):   Good.  I think that that's important so-

LTG AHMAD (I):   Even if it's the same flag we came with.

GEN SCRWARZKOPF (US):   Yes, well because that is the flag of the Red
Crescent Society sometimes that gets awkward.   I think an
international orange is a color that is recognized by all military
people and therefore that is......

LTG AliMAD (I):   We can agree about the color and size, dimensions now.

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   Are there other subjects that you would like to
discuss?

tTG KHALID (SA):   As to all Iraqi and Saudi soldiers especially the
border soldiers.   They are not allowed to enter Saudi land and the
same for our soldiers.

LTG AHMAD (I):   Well, *.;e will leave it as it was.

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