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Date Interr~tionaJ U.S. PoliticailDiploinatic Military
Dec 27 Saddam Hussein sends his DOD plans to vaccinate
diplomats back to their posts troops against the biological
with message that he wants weapons the Iraqis have
serious dialogue with the developed.
U.S., he gives no hint The Air Force has begun
concerning pullout, but again calling up hundeeds of Air
calls for linkage of Persian Force Reservists and Air
Gulf crisis with resolution of National Guardsinen to fly
the Palestihian issue. and maintain combat planes
in the Persian Gulf.
Ships enforcing sanctions
have intercepted 5,500
merchant ships by mid-
December, boarded more
than 500 and diverted about
24.
Dec 28 Concerned that a two front About one of every four
war may develop if hostilities U.S. military men and
erupt, Iraq reinforces troops women in the Middle East is
along its border with Turkey. a member of a National
British troops in the Persian Guard or reserve unit, or
Gulf will receive germ about 70,000 of the 280,000
warfare innoculations. U.S. personnel. Another
Britain calls up medical 57,000 Reservists have been
reservists to serve with its activated for possible
contingent in the Persian deployment to Saudi Arabia
Gulf. or to fill jobs vacated by
active duty troops in the U.S.
DoD releases twentieth list of
approximately 172 Naval
Reservists ordered to active
Dec 29 Iraqi and European officials
say that with only 17 days
left before the deadline, hope
remains for a settlement to
the crisis.
Iraqi opposition meeting in
Beirut issue groups statement
condemning attack on Kuwait
and saying they were joining
forces to topple Hussein.
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