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(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) United Nations Security Council reported voting to declare Iraq's annexation of Kuwait null and void. United States troops reported moving into Saudi Arabia; actions of France, USSR and China noted. While Secretary of State James Baker seeking Turkish support, Iraqi troops reported massing on Turkish border; scenes shown of Baker. Report introduced.
(Amman: Allen Pizzey) Iraq noted closing borders today and saying only diplomats can leave Iraq or Kuwait; Americans held in Baghdad, Iraq, hotel mentioned; scenes shown from border. [ARAB - (thru translator) comments on situation in Kuwait.] Scenes shown of Baghdad demonstration in support of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's annexation of Kuwait. Libya noted only Arab state backing Iraq.
(Persian Gulf: Tom Fenton) Under threat of Iraqi chemical warfare, Japan reported ordering workers out of Saudi Arabian oil fields; expected Saudi economic loss and United States dependence on increased Saudi oil production noted. [Mideast analyst Pamela SMITH - says oil prices will respond to Saudi disruption.] Scenes shown from 1986 of Tehran, Iran, bombed by Iraq during Persian Gulf war. [Two refugee KUWAITIS - tell of terror in Kuwait.] Fear that Iraq will attack Saudi Arabia before buildup of foreign forces noted; scenes shown of a British ship.
(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) Magnitude of American Operation "Desert Shield" in Saudi Arabia reported; details given of movements at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [Pentagon spokesman Pete WILLIAMS - comments.] Air Force buildup mentioned. [Senator Sam NUNN - comments.] Scenes shown of Navy hospital ship.
(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Lesley Stahl) President Bush reported moving monitoring operations to Kennebunkport, ME. Concern over Americans trapped in Iraq and Kuwait detailed; White House reported telling Iraqi ambassador today of Iraqi responsibility for Americans. [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - talks about detained Americans.] Penelope Nabokov reported allowed to leave Baghdad, Iraq, hotel, but not country. [Terrorism expert Brian JENKINS - compares situation to hostage crises in Iran and Lebanon.] White House statement regarding compliance with United Nations economic sanctions reported.
(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv: Martha Teichner) Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir reported warning Saddam Hussein regarding threats to attack Israel; Israeli preparations for possible Iraqi chemical weapons use detailed; scenes shown of missile test fire. [SHAMIR - makes statement.] [Buying gas mask in Tel Aviv, Israel, MAN - comments.] [Military analyst Ron BEN-YISHAI - talks about possible Iraq-Israel warfare.] Concern that Iraq will draw Israel into conflict to unite Arab countries detailed.
(Cairo: Bob Simon) Arab leaders reported arriving in Cairo, Egypt, for summit; King Hussein of Jordan quoted; scenes shown of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, deposed Emir of Kuwait Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al- Sabah, Iraqi delegation, PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at airport. ["Middle East Economic Digest" David BUTTER - comments on summit.] Scenes shown of Egyptians volunteering at Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo for war against Iraq.
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(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Anthony Mason) Iraqi diplomat reported warning United States of chemical weapons; United States military noted prepared; scenes shown of soldiers in protective suits at Heyford, England. Iraqi use of chemical weapons during war with Iran noted; scenes shown of dead civilians in Halabjah, Iraq, and of allied troops suffering from poison gas during World War I. [Gulf Center for Strategic Studies David BARR - comments on hot suits.] President Bush quoted.
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(New York: Ed Bradley) CBS News poll regarding opinion of President Bush's Middle East strategy and gas price increases cited; more airlines reported announcing fare increases in response to fuel price increases. Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: David Dow) Response to gasoline prices, rising because of Middle East crisis, detailed; prices outlined on screen. [Radio disc JOCKEY - asks listeners to call in lowest gas prices.] [Governor Bob MILLER - comments.] Unocal reported joining ARCO in freezing prices while Phillips cut prices. [American Petroleum Institute Charles DiBONA, oil industry analyst Donna HOSTETLER - comment on supply.] Truckers noted also raising rates. [Air Transport Association president Robert AARONSON - comments.]
(Studio: Ed Bradley) "Stock Market Report".
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(Amman, Jordan: Dan Rather) History of ancient road from Baghdad, Iraq, to Amman, Jordan, featured. [Trading post MERCHANTS, ruined castle CARETAKER, SHEPHERD (named) - (thru translator) talk about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.]
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