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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic ~4ilitary

Aug 27 U.N. embargo of Iraq may U.S. expels 36 Iraqi embassy SECDEF authorizes
take from four months to a personnel and places implementation of "stop-loss"
year to achieve impact. restrictions on the rest. measures to ensure necessary
Qatar announces permission personnel are retained in
foruse of its bases by military. U.S. intercepts
western forces. message telling Iraqi ships
Arabs announce Arab Ieeague not to resist boarding.
meeting for Aug 29. Pentagon implements Stage I
Travel report on Saddam of CRAP making 45
Hussein laas executed senior commercial aircraft
military officers. available.
Iraq will allow all foreign Navy wants to call-up 3,000
women and children to leave reservists.
Iraq and Kuwait on Aug 29. Navy has 35,000 people in
Middle East aboard 40 +
ships.
Naval Military Personnel
Command (NMPC) credits
Naval Reserve with helping
to meet staffing
requirements.
Guard and reserve personnel
activated to support
Operation Desert Shield as of
27 August total 7,035.

Aug 28 Senator Nunn calls for more Director of Office of
Arab, particularly Egyptian, Personnel M~~gement
troops. Does not want a requests federal agency heads
U.S./Iraqi confrontation. not fuflough reservists if
President briefs Congress and furloughs become necessary
gains support. under Gramm-Rudaaan-
...................-..............-".............-.........................- Ho~lings budget law..........
Aug 29 OPEC agrees to increase oil Public confidence in military Employers split in reaction to
production; oil prices drop. soars, ranked first among ten call-up of employees. Not
Iraq flees all women and major institutions. sure whett~er to continue
children hostages. paying reservists on active
Iraq rejects international call duty.
to leave Kuwait.
Japan agrees to help finance
international efforts against
Iraq.
Demonstrations in Syria
opposing military
involvement with anti-Iraq
coalition.

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