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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplomatic Military

Dec 4 Turkish President urges his House Democrats adopt a Thirty Army Reserve and
nation to send a token force non-binding statement that the Army National Guard units
to Saudi Arabia and allow President should not initiate are alerted for possible call-
U.S. forces to use a key any offensive military action up.
Turkish air base. in the Persian Gulf without Air Force announces that one
Iraq announces that it will the formal approval of reserve fighter unit and three
allow 3,000 Soviet citizens to Congress unless American Air National Guard fighter
leave. lives are in danger. units have been alerted for
Egyptian President proposes possible call-up. Six Air
the creation of an Arab National Guard security
alliance grouping Egypt, police units were alerted for
Syria and Saudi Arabia as a possible activation.
fpundation. DoD relt'~s fourteenth list
Military cargo has begun of approximately 177 Naval
streaming into Saudi Arabia Reservists ordered to active
from the Soviet Union after duty.
of an announcement that the
Saudi's have granted the
Soviets $3 billion in loans.
Kuwait's ambassador to the
U.S. says that the Bush
Adnnnistration has assured
his Govermnent-in-Exile that
the U.S. would make no
concessions when it meets
with Iraqi officials. State
Department says that 88
Americans are being held as
hurnan shields at strategic
sites in Iraq. About 1,000
Americans remain in Iraq and
Kuwait.

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