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      taking military action without consulting Congress. The Administration contends it has fulfilled its
      obligations by consulting with Congress on the Gulf crisis. (New York Times, November 21, p. A ~ 1.)

         U.S. and Saudi forces complete six day amphibious exercise named Imminent Thunder 100 miles
      south of the Kuwaiti border. (New York Times, November 21, p. All.)

         Senator Richard 0. Lugar (R-Indiana) says that President Bush wants to wait to ask Congress for
      authorization to use military force in the Persian Gulf until after the U.N. Security Council considers
      a proposed resolution supporting the use of force against Iraq. (Washington Post, November 21, p.
      Al4.)

November 21
      ---Wednesday--- U.S., U.S.S.R. and France separately call for U.N. to pass a resolution against Iraq,
      but there is still no consensus on the content of the resolution. (New York Times, November 22, p.
      Al.)

         Mobile Inshore Underwater Warfare Unit 22 leaves home base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire five
      days after being notified. The unit has 68 persons assigned including II officers and three women.
      (Newport Navalog, January 11, 1991, p. 6.)

         Department of Defense releases twelfth list of U.S. Naval Reserve Selected Reserve units ordered
      to active duty involving approximately 875 Naval Reservists.  (CHINFO 220222Z NOV 90)

November 22
         Thursday --- President Bush visits troops in Saudi desert for Thanksgiving dinner and talks tough
      to them about Iraq. (New York Times, November 23, p. Al.)

         Britain will send 14,000 more troops and additional tanks, aircraft and ships to the Persian Gulf
      bringing the total number of British troops there to 30,000 by the end of the year, Defense Minister
      Tom King says. (New York Times, November 23, p. A17.)

         Secretary of State Baker is unsuccessftil in getting Yemen, the only Arab nation on the U.N. Security
      Council, to support the use of force in the Gulf. (New York Times, November 23, p. Al 8.)

November 23
         Friday --- President Bush meets with Syrian President Assad in Geneva and says Syria supports the
      use of force against Iraq. (New York Times, November 24, p. 1.)

         U.S. has asked NATO allies to help move U.S. forces from Europe to the Persian Gulf. (New York
      Times, November 24, p. 4.)

         Secretary of Defense Cheney signs order stopping retirements and extending enlistments in the
      Army. (New York Times, November 24, p. 4.)


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