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       Date           International              U.S. Political! Diplomatic     Military

       Oct 13   lIla speech before 1,000, the
                crown prince of Kuwait
                suggests that Kuwait's
                deflirict parliament will be
                revived and women will have
                a greater political role if
                Kuwait is liberated from Iraqi
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                links resolution of Kuwait-
                Iraq affair with resolution of
                Arablsracli conflict.

       Oct 14                                                            Guard and Reserve personnel
                                                                         activated to support
                                                                         Operation Desert Shield as of
                                                                         14 October total 32,248.

       Oct 15   Iraq air defense has been off                            Following a meeting with
                for several weeks to prevent                             British Prime Minister
                U.S. reconnaissance planes                               Thatcher in London,
                from monitoring the signals                              SECDEF says that U.S.
 )              and using the information to                             forces in the Gulf area were
                prograrn U.S. electronic                                 "in for a long haul."
                warfare equipment.                                       CongressIonal rpport
                                                                         challenges the active
                                                                         services' reluctance to
                                                                         call-up reserve and guard
                                                                         combat units. USS ELMER
                                                                         MONTGOMERY completes
                                                                         2500th maritime intercept
                                                                         since embargo was
                                                                         established.
                                                                         Navy has called up
                                                                         approximately 2,500 medical
                                                                         reservists to fill positions
                                                                         left vacant when active duty
                                                                         personnel were sent to
      ......................-........................."..                support Desert Shield.


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