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Date International U.S. Political! Diplomatic Military

Oct 24 Yevgeny M. Primakov seeks House Speaker and Seeate SECDEF and SBCSTATh
peaee through a negotiated Majority laaader name a declined to make any
settlement to the crisis group of 18 lawmakers to comnutments to Congress on
by trying to find a middle consult with the President consultation over possible
ground between Iraq's during the upcoming action in the Gulf.
position and the U.S. Congressional acUounin~nt. * SECDBF announces the
requirement of unconditional decision to send more combat
withdrawal. Iraq is troops to the Gulf.
dismantling and transporting
Kuwait's refineries back to
Iraq.
U.N. Security Council
criticizes Israel for reflising
to allow U.N. mission to
investigate killing of 19
Palestinians.
Saudi official says that Iraq
* has increased its forces in
southern Iraq and Kuwait to
500,000 soldiers and added
hundreds of missiles and
several thousand armored
* * ) vehicles. ____________ _____ _________________

Oct 25 The Soviet Union tells SECDBF states that, 100,000

nonaligned U.N. Security more troops could be sent to
Council members that it does reinforce the 240,000 U.S.
not believe that Iraqi military personnel already in
President is interested in a the region or on their way.
negotiated solution. CIA Director states that the
area will never be secure
with Sadcdn Hussein in
command of his armed
forces.

Oct 26 According to an engineer Press Secretary says news The Senate doubles the call-
working for the Kuwait Oil reports that SECSTATh up for combat reserves from
Company, Iraq has explosives would ask the Saudi 180 days to 360 days.
on 300 of 1,000 oil wells. government to approve
military action against Iraq
were not true.
Poll shows a reduced mandate
for use of military force.
* Approval for the President's
handling of the crisis slipped
from 78% to 69%.

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