CNN and other media roports indicate that Iraq has begun carrying out Its threat to set "the Gulf ablaze" by setting Kuwaiti oil wells and storage tanks on fire.
Tokyo Kay Provide Mora Aid
Press reports indicate Tokyo may3 billion in additional aid to nations suffering economic hardship because of tha Gulf crisis. Contributions would raise Japan's total aid pledge to frontline states tobillion.
Comment: Japanese officials probably will broaden the scope of their Gulf aid program to include nations outside the Middle East that are suffering from higher oil prices and the loss of remittances. bobb
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