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      will not shape U.S. foreign policy. (New York Times, August 31, p. All.)

         President Bush sees no effective opposition to Saddam Hussein in Iraq but would not
      be unhappy if the people remove their leader.  (Washington Post, August 31, p. Al 8.)

         Iraq continues to bar departure of foreign women and children from Iraq despite
      President Saddam Hussein's announcement that they were free to leave. (Washington
      Post, August 31, p. Al.)

August 31
         Friday --- Saddam Hussein tells Jesse Jackson that he will provide an Iraqi plane for
      transporting hostages out of Iraq to the U.S. if Jackson will obtain landing privileges in
      the U.S. (Washington Post, September 3, p. AlS.)

         Japan pledges $1 billion for military buildup against Iraq. (New York Times, August
      31, p. A13.)

      ---In a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz in Amman, Jordan, U.N. Secretary
      General Perez de Cuellar states that Iraq would release all foreign hostages if U.N.
      provides guarantees that western military forces would not attack Iraq. (Washington Post,
      September 1, p. Al.)

         Arab League issues new condemnation of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Libya agrees to
      honor U.N. sanctions against Baghdad. (Washington Post, September 1, p. A22.)

         U.S. warships are intercepting up to 75 ships per day in the Persian Gulf and Red
      Sea. (Washington Post, August 31, p. A18.)

September 2
         Sunday --- The first American hostages are allowed to leave Iraq. (All Hands,
      November, 1990, p. 11.)

September 3
         Monday      70% of Americans favor President's call-up of reservists.    (Time,
      September 3, p. 30.)

         Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, proposes establishing a Merchant
      Marine Reserve and a Merchant Marine Scholarship Program, similar to ROTC, to
      produce a corps of several thousand merchant mariners to meet emergency requirements.
      (Navy Times, September 3, p. 24.)

         Military dependents and retirees will begin to feel the impact of deployment of large
      numbers of medical personnel to the Persian Gulf soon. So many medical personnel have


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