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File: 120596_aacyn_01.txtUNCLASSIFIED SIGNIFICANT NEWS - 27 Jan 91 PURPOSE: To provide summary of significant news items which may warrant attention or indicate public perceptions - veracity of information is unknown CNN - Israeli schools opened again for the first time 1n 10 days - Iran's parliament speaker called for cease-fire in Gulf - U.K. military reports Jaguars destroyed Silkworm missile site in Iraq - General Schwarzkopf conducted daily CENTCOM briefing in Riyadh showing GBU-15 film of attack on oil manifold 1n Kuwait which is strategy to stop flow from Sea Isle -- Oil fire (started by US attack on patrol boat) at Sea Isle terminal is decreasing, probably to decreased flow although it will take 24 hours for oil in 13-mile pipeline to stop -- Two U.S. F-15 shot down four Iraqi MiG-23s near Baghdad -- Over 39 Iraqi aircraft have flown to Iran; Iran has assured U.S. they will be "confiscated" until war ends ABC --- Gas contamination sensors detected chemicals among allied ground troops due drifting particles from bombed CW production/storage sites drifting over troop locations; no danger to troops, just sensitive sensors ---Egyptian national security advisor stated that only 10-15% of the Egyptians sympathize with Hussein ---Pierre Sallinger speculated that concept of European economic federation is about to collapse because of varying level of support for coalition by European countries (e.g. Belgian refusal to sell weapons to UK, German limited support and German companies previous sales to Iraq, etc.) - French support for President Bush's gulf policy has shot up recently to 70%, the highest ever for a U.S. president [(b)(6)] /27 Jan 91 (1658 EST)
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