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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Nov 28 King of Saudi Arabia makes Former Chairmen of the Joint Marine Corps Reserve
his strongest statement saying Chiefs of Staff, urge military police platoon
that it will be a tragedy for Administration to give stationed in Dayton, Ohio
Iraq if Saddain Hussein does economic sanctions a year or has been called to active
not withdraw from Kuwait. more to work, thus averting duty. The unit specializes in
U.N. Security Council passes war. Henry Kissinger says a graves registration.
Resolution 677 condemning year is too long to wait since
Iraq's attempts to change it will destabillle moderate
Kuwait's demographic Arab countries and Saudi
composition and Iraq's Arabia.
destruction of Kuwaiti civil President considers calling
rccords. Congress back into session to
discuss the use of force.

Nov 29 U.N. authorizes the use of force after Jan 15

Nov 29 U.N. Security Council passes DoD releases thirteenth list
Resolution 678 authorizing of approximately 437 Naval
use of force by the U.S. and Reservists ordered to active
allies to expel Iraq from duty.
Kuwait if Iraqi forces are not
withdrawn by January 15,
) 1991. This marks the second
time in the history ofthe
U.N. that force has been
authorized to repel aggression
- the Korean War was the
first time.
Before the U.N. Security
Council vote Saddam Hussein
declares Iraq is ready for war
against American led troops
in the Gulf.~""""""""""""""""""""".-........"-".-"..."....".....-."...-..-..-.."-""....- --.....

Nov 30 The Iraqi ambassador to President says he has invited The U.S. will send 300
France reacts with surprise Iraq's Foreign Minister to planes to the Gulf in the next
and enthusiasm to President's Washington and is ready to several weeks, bringing total
offer to open talks with the send SECSTATh to Baghdad of Air Force, Navy and
Iraqi government. Iraqi m an attempt to find a Marine aircraft to 1,200.
troops deliver fruit, peaceful solution to the Gulf Military Sealift Conamand
vegetables and cigarettes to crisis. has called up 187 ships to
the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait support Operation Desert
and say they will be~back Shield.
with more.

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