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GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   One point came up during the break
Apparently, among the prisoners are some Sudanese soldiers and
Yemenese soldiers.   Our intention is to treat them just like all of
your other soldiers and retur~t'h~m to you

LTG AHMAD (I):   We don't know of any Sudanese soldiers or Yemenese
soldiers

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   O.K   Again, let's leave that to the Red Cross
to work it out,

LTG AHMAD  (I)   Indeed.  We do not have any not even one in a million.

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   Not even one in a million, that's not very
many

ThTG AHi~AD (I):   No, in a chance

GEN SCHWARZKOPF (US):   Oh   In a chance  O.K   What about the line?

LTG AHMAD (I):   I would like to mention when the cease-fire occurred
and after 5 o'clock regional time we agreed about that,  a lot of areas
we had no armed forces there, we withdrew back from them.   And out of
these areas the place,  the ar£a where we are sitting; now you yourself
have seen where your troops .Iere at that time and when we wanted to
come and shore a place for the meeting.   Now I feel this area is
already included in the area where you have lined and marked.   After
four hours of discussion at that time, and in this area where we are
sitting, we now see that this area is included in the line you have
marked.   What does this, I mean how do you explain?

GEN SCHwARZKOPF (US):   Our position was that it was a very dangerous
situation.   Anytime we have fully armed forces mixed together in the
same location.   For the purpose of safety we wanted to separate the
forces.

LTG AMMAD (I):   We have not wished to disclaim your point.  But after
hostilities you will go back to,  and this is on the basis of course
that this line is not permanent,  but this will end when the document
of cease-fire is signed and everybody goes back

GEN SCHW~~ZKOPF (US):   The line will end immediately and I assure you
there will not be one single, there will not be one single coalition
force member in the recognized borders of Iraq,  as soon as, as rapidly
as we can get them out.   I know the General understands that sometimes
it takes a little bit longer to move out then it does to nov   in
because we will have gasoline trucks, petroleum, ammo; but `4e will
move out,  and you have my guarantee

LTG AHMAD (I):   We are not very sensitive at that time when, with
regard to commander your side who met with our people,  and where he
mentioned where he would like to sit on this place where we are
sitting right now.   We were not very sensitive about that, I mean we
did not see anything wrong in that.   Of course, the delay was for one
reason because the agreement that we have received from the Mihister

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