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      technicians, clerks and others have gone to Norfolk to join the giant 1,000 bed hospital
      ship. (Washington Post, August 14, p. A16.)

         Newsweek poll conducted by the Gallup organization shows that the public
      overwhelmingly supports President Bush's response to the Gulf crisis and believes
      military force should be used if American lives are threatened. 77% approve of the way
      President Bush is handling the current situation involving Iraq and Kuwait, only 13 %
      disapprove. (Newsweek, August 20, p. 21.)

         President Bush is considering a partial mobilization of reserve forces to help deter an
      attack on Saudi Arabia by Iraq. (New York Times, August 15, p. Al.)

Augiist 15
         Wednesday --- More than 1,000 National Guardsmen have been voluntarily activated
      around the country. (Baltimore Sun, August 15, p. 14.)

         Aircraft carrier USS KENNEDY deploys from her homeport in Norfolk, Va.
      (Washington Post, August 15, p. AIS.)

         Saddam Hussein offers to withdraw troops from Iranian territory occupied during the
      Iran-Iraq War. (Washington Post, August 16, p. Al.)

         Secretary of Defense Cheney is now weighing whether to ask President Bush to order
      an initial mobilization of reserve soldiers, sailors and air personnel. (Washington Post,
      August 16, p. Al.)

         The Pentagon has a reserve force of 1.6 mIllion reservists and National Guard
      personnel compared to 2.1 million active duty personnel. (Washington Post, August 16,
      p. Al.)

August 16
         Thursday ---45,000 Marines will be deployed to the Persian Gulf. (Pentagon Papers,
      Washington, August 17, p. 9.)

         King Hussein of Jordan meets with President Bush.  (Washington Post, August 16,
      p. A25.)

         Pentagon announces that U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf region had been
      ordered to begin intercepting commercial shipping to or from Iraq and Kuwait to enforce
      the U.N. sanctions against Iraq. The orders allow the Navy to board and search cargo
      ships and tankers and, if necessary, take them into custody to prevent them from
      reaching their destinations. (Washington Post, August 17, p. Al.)


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