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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplornatic Military

Nov 2 SECSTATE will go to Saudi
Arabia to discuss command
of the multinational armies.
DOD releases tenth list of
approximately 87 Naval
Reservists ordered to active
___ ___________ duty. ____

Nov 3 Saudi Arabian oil production
is at 8.2 million barrels per
day, up from the 5.4 itwas
producing before lrarl invaded
Kuwait and more than
making up the total shortfall
on the world .~i~k?tW~.......-- .----..----.-.-....---.- .--.......--.-...-..........
Nov 4 Syria will send an armored The Pentagon will call-up
division to Saudi Arabia. thousancis of combat
Iraqi Information Minister reservists following
tells foreign correspondents Congressional approval of a
that Iraq is determined not to 360 day time limit on call-
withdraw from Kuwait even ups. G~iard and reserve
if it leads to war. personnel activated to
support Operation Desert
Shield as of 4 November
totals 32,918.

Nov 5 SECSTATh and Saudi King
agree that U.S. forces will be
under U.S. control in the
event of an invasion.

Nov 6 China's Foreign Minister tells Poll shows 67 % in favor of Marine Corps is ordering the
SECSTATE that China would sending troops to the Gulf first call-up of reservists for
not block the U.N. Security while 29% say we should combat roles in the Gulf
Council from authorizing use have stayed out. crisis.
of force if diplomacy fails to
oust Iraq from Kuwait.

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