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      not shrink from military measures to force Iraq all the way out. (New York Times, December 19, p.
      A16.)

         Fifteen retired Army physician assistants were called up last week. Involuntary call-ups are needed
      because there are not enough volunteers with the needed skills. (Washington Times, December 18, p.
      8.)

Decem%r Wednesday --- Lieutenant General Calvin A. WaIler, deputy commander of U.S. forces in the

      Persian Gulf, says U.S. forces will not be ready for an attack against Iraq by January 13. (New York
      Times, December 20, p. Al.)                                                                 -~

         French President Mitterand says partial withdrawal from Kuwait by Iraq is unacceptable. (New York
      Tim~s, December 20, p. A20.)

         Turkey has asked NATO allies to send a multinational force of air units to bolster Turkish air
      defenses by the January 15 deadline. (Washington Post, December 20, p. A26.)                     F'

         Amnesty International issues report saying Iraq has tortured and killed hundreds of people in Kuwait
      including 300 premature babies whose incubators were stolen. (New York Times, December 20, p.
      A20.)

         The Army has notified three National Guard and reserve MASH units to prepare for mobilization
      and deployment to the Persian Gulf. (Associated Press, December 20.)

December 20
         Thursday --- More than 1,000 Soviet citizens have opted to stay in Iraq rather than face the bleak
      winter projected for the Soviet Union. (New York Times, December 21, p. A14.)

         Nearly 127,300 reservists and National Guard personnel have been mobilized for support of
      Operation Desert Shield including 17,375 Marine Reservists and 7,314 Naval Reservists. (CHINFO
      212206Z DEC 90)

         Members of reserve squadrons HCS4 and HCS-5, the Navy's only combat Search and Rescue
      squadrons, are deployed in the Middle East. (CHINFO 212206Z DEC 90)

         President Bush is concerned about the effect that the surprise resignation of Soviet Foreign Minister
      Eduard Shevardnadze will have on Soviet policy in the Persian Gulf. (New York Times, December21,
      p. Al.)

         Department of Defense rele<~es eighteenth list of U.S. Naval Reserve Selected Reserve units ordered
      to active duty involving approximately 289 Naval Reservists. (CHINFO 210001Z DEC 90)


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