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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Sep 25 U.N. Security Council votes The Navy is planning to send
to impose an air embargo on the INDEPENDENCE battle
Iraq. Soviet Foreign Minister group from the Gulf of
tells U.N. General Assembly Oman to the Persian Gulf.
that U.N. has power to Theee senior military officers 4
suppress acts of aggression state that the U.S. would pay
and that conflict may be a high cost in men and
imninent in the Middle East. equipment if there is a war
Presidents of Syria and Iran with Iraq. A retired
denounce Ii~Lqi invasion of Chairman of the JCS said
Kuwait and demand Iraq pull that ground, air and naval
out. In a taped speech to forces would be used at a
Americans, Saddain Hussein fast, intense and furious rate.
says Iraq was not the invader Pentagon is continuing to
of Kuwait, but instead was activate reserve forces for
itself the victim of Desert Shield, but the total
annexations and conspiracies. call-up is likely to fall well
At the end of the speech, short of the 50,000
Hussein warns Americans authorized. Call-up of
about sending U.S. sons to reservists from all services
war and that Iraq would be totals 21,970.
violent in any armed conflict.

Sep 26 Turkey ageecs to support a Secretary of State says that Problems with the Ready
U.N. sanctioned military Iiaq has threatened to hang Reserve Force have slowed
action to force Iraq to U.S. diplomats harboring the buildup of U.S. forces in
withdraw from Kuwait. other Americans in Iraq. Saudi Arabia and have forced
the Navy to charter 48 U.S.
and foreign vessels. So far,
43 Ready Reserve Force
ships have been put into
service.

Sep 27 The Emir of Kuwait pleads U.S. officials say that any DoD rel~ses its seventh list
for his country's liberation Iraqi attack on Israel would of approximately 34 Naval
from Iraq, urges the U.N. to set off a vigorous American Reservists ordered to active
stand by sanctions and offers response. duty.
third world countries relief House Foreign Affairs
from their debts to Kuwait. Committee approves a
Iraqi government backs off resolution that endorses
from its threat to execute President's handling of the
diplomats who harbor Persian Gulf crisis.
civilians.

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