Status of tha oil Bplll
Tha southern edge of the Kina* al Ahmad! oil alick ia withinilometera of Jubayl and la expected to be south of there by Sunday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAJ- ^The,US Embassy In Riyadh reporta that tha alick had been slowed earlier this weak by wlnda froa tha aouth. There are heavy oilpatcheslia or bo long and aaveral hundred yardsAs Saffaniyah, according to NQAA. BJH
Politlqal Developments
Mitterrand Preparae Pranoe for Bard fighting
In an Interview broadcast today, French President Mitterrand said that ground fighting la now inevitable and will ba hard, adding that France will neither resort to chemical or nuclear weapons nor advocate an axpanelon of the war's alms past goala already approved by the UN Security Council. Be also opined that the region's oil wealth ahould be mora evenly distributed, >erhaps through soae type of Middle Baal developaenl ban) . EM
Egyptian Paper Blasts King luseaia
An editorial in tha Stat*-owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Akhbar condemned Jordan's King Husssln today, saying ha and other pro-Iraq leaders ahara responsibility for the disaster Saddaa ci eated. IBM
comment! There haa been no official comment by tha Egyptian governaent on ring Hussein'.yesterday. BW
Hong Kong Coaiifinricg aid
A Hong Kong legislatorillion contribution to the British Gulf effort, according to the US Consulate in Hong Kong. Tha aid package is opposed by pro-Beijing Ilegislators and haa sparked anti-British sentiments among manylothers. |5
Comsanti The proposal probably will paaa, butjnuch of tha allotment may be earmarked for humanitarian purpoees to appease Beijing.
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