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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Dec24 Iraq has recalled its Pentagon tells President that
ambassadors from major the view among U.S.
European countries, U.S. and military s that troops in
Japan, corisuitations about the Saudi Arabia will not be
crisis. ready to fight on January 15.
A German expert says that RNMCB-24 is the second of
Iraq has had centriflige design the Navy's 17 Reserve
suitable for enriching ursnium Construction Battalions called
since 1988, but they are at to active duty and the only
least five years away from SeaBee unit going to Saudi
production of such Arabia.
centrifuges. DoD releases nineteenth list
of approximately 480 Naval
Reservists ordered to active
duty.

Dec 25 The Gulf Cooperation 117th Tactical
Council ends a surrnit Reconnaissance Wing, among
meeting in Cairo by warning the first reserve units called
Iraq that war is the only to active duty, is the first to
alternative if Iraq does not be replaced as more reserve
withdraw from Kuwait. units are called up. The
117th began duty on August
24.

Dec 26 Adnnnistration says that DoD says in the event of war
Army warnings that U.S. Iraq will probably attack
troops will not be ready by Israel and will probably use
January 15 will not constrain chemical weapons against
President Bush from ordering U.S. troops.
military action if he thinics it U.S. and Australian sailors
is necessary. seize an Iraqi cargo ship
After a week of silence, chartered by the Arab
diplomatic contacts have Women's Union with cargo
resumed between the U.S. of food is prohibited under
envoy in Iraq and Iraqi U.N. sanctions, and a small
officials, but no progres5 has amount of medical supplies.
been reported toward
resolving the crisis.
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