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Date International U.S. Political! Diplomatic Military

Oct 10 400 Americans and other President's approval rating Army orders 4,846 reservists
foreign captives in Kuwait dropped to 55 %, down from to active duty effective
and Iraq sign up for the first 63% in September and 76% October 11. The Marines
U.S. chaatered flight from in August. ordered approximately 300
Iraq and Kuwait since Sep reservists to active duty. i.
22.

Oct 11 Only U.S. and three other Protestant and Roman The Third Armored Cavalry
embassies remain openin Catholic leaders raise moral Regeenent and the First
Kuwait City. questions about American Cavalry Division, begin
policy in the Gulf, edging roliing ashore in Saudi
away from their previous Arabia in what American
support and alienating Jewish officials say is the last major
leaders. step in preparing for battle
with Iraq.
Thirty-two service members
have died in Operation
Desert Shield, exceeding the
23 service deaths during the
December 1989 invasion of
Panama.
Total Reservists activated for
Operation. Desert Shield now
stands at 33,476.

Oct 12 The speaker of the Egyptian
parliament is assassinated in
Cairo.
Iraq warns USSR that it
could delay the departure of
some 5,000 Soviet citizens.
U.N. Security Council
unanimously approves a
resolution that expresses
alarm at the violence in
Jerusalem on October 8. ______

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