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exile that the U.S. would make no concessions when it meets with Iraqi officials in Washington and
Baghdad. (New York Thmes, December 5, p. A22.)

An Air Force herring officer' recommends that court martial proceedings begin against a reservist
who refused to report for duty after his unit, the 34th Medical Service Squadron, was mobilized. Ronald
Jean-Baptiste of Queen-s, N.Y., says he refused to report since the Air Force refused to let him donate
blood because of his Haitian ancestry and because the Air Force refused to give him a hardship
discharge to care for his cancer stricken mother. (Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, p. 3-B.)

:3rd Civil Affairs Group, a Marine Corps Reserve Unit from Los Angeles is activated. (Washington
~t, December 15, p. El.)

The 351st AG Company, an Arrny Reserve Postal Unit, has increased its daily volume to 300,000
pounds and is continuing to increase. (`Washington P~, December 4, p. Al.)

Department of Defense n~eases fourteenth list of U.S. Naval Reserve Selected Reserve units ordered
to active duty involving approximately 177 Naval Reservists. (CHINFO 042321Z DEC 90)

December 5
Wednesday --- CIA Director Wffliam Webster, in testimony before the House Armed Services
Committee, says that Iraq could maintain its current combat readiness for no more than nine months
if economic sanctions continue to hold. He expects the Iraqi air force to feel the effect of the sanctions
quicker and more deeply due to its reliance on high-tech equipment. (New York Times, December 6,~
p. Al.)

The bipartisan Congressional coalition of support for President Bush's Persian Gulf Policy begins
to cniinble as several influential Congressmen join Senator Sam Nunn in opposing the use of force after
the January 15, 1991 deadline set by the U.N. (New York Times, December 6, p. Al.)

An American soldier stationed in Saudi Arabia filed a lawsuit demanding that the Army send him
home since his tour of duty legally ended last month~. The soldier, Sebastian Correa, claims that his
voluntary contract ended on November 24 and that he should be sent home. However, his contract has
been extended through December, 1991 by the Pentagon. (`Washington Times, December 6, p. 10.)

Secretary of State Baker tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that no one could say that
sanctions alone would force Saddan~ Hussein out of Kuwait and that he was very pessimistic that they
would. (New York Times, December 6, p. A1-6.)

Marine t~ce Corporal Jeffrey A. Peterson, who lost a plea for conscientious objector status, was
reduced in rank and received an other than honorable discharge from the Marine Corps. (Navy Times,
December 24, p. 21.)

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