71.   The United States deployed thousands of troops in the Gulf following an Iraqi troop buildup near the Kuwaiti border earlier this month.

72.   The redeployment follows US reports of Iraqi troop movements toward the Kuwaiti border.

73.   The US official also expected Egypt and Syria to attend a meeting of six Gulf Arab countries at an unspecified date to discuss the situation on the Kuwaiti border.

74.   There are signs that Iraqi troops are preparing to withdraw from the Kuwaiti border, US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff John Shalikashvili said Tuesday.

75.   The UN Security Council approved a resolution late Saturday barring Baghdad from deploying Republican Guard units in southern Iraq and from reinforcing its military capacity on the Kuwaiti border.

76.   There is no sign that Iraqi troops are pulling back from the Kuwaiti border, US President Bill Clinton said Tuesday.

77.   The United States spearheaded a build-up of allied forces to protect Kuwait Sunday amid reports of Iraqi troop movements toward the Kuwaiti border.

78.   The United States warned Friday that Baghdad was keeping elite troops near the Kuwaiti border in southern Iraq despite a promise to withdraw and its pledge to recognise Kuwait.

79.   They were bringing proposals for resolving the crisis sparked by Iraqi troop movements near the Kuwaiti border, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman said.

80.   UN observers said Tuesday they were closely monitoring the situation on the Kuwaiti border, but had not detected any hostile activity by Iraqi forces massed nearby.