DATE=12/16/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-243124
TITLE=IRAQ / U-S WARNING (S-ONLY) (CQ)
BYLINE=KYLE KING
DATELINE=STATE DEPT.
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: THE UNITED STATES HAS ORDERED THE EVACUATION OF SOME
U-S EMBASSY STAFF IN KUWAIT, ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK, BECAUSE OF
THE DANGER OF IRAQI RETALIATION. FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT,
V-O-A'S KYLE KING REPORTS.
TEXT: THE TRAVEL WARNINGS NOTE THAT DURING PREVIOUS TIMES OF
TENSION WITH IRAQ, THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBLE USE
OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE DANGER OF SUCH ATTACKS IS REMOTE,
BECAUSE DELIVERY OF THE WEAPONS WOULD BE DIFFICULT, AND IRAQ'S
CAPABILITY IS LIMITED.
NEVERTHELESS, THE WARNINGS SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OFFER FULL
PROTECTION FROM THE POTENTIAL USE OF SUCH WEAPONS.
U-S EMBASSY STAFF MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE UNDER THE
AGE OF 18, PREGNANT, OR OVER THE AGE OF 65 ARE BEING ORDERED TO
LEAVE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS OTHER U-S CITIZENS SHOULD ALSO
CONSIDER LEAVING THE REGION. (SIGNED)
NEB/KBK/RRM/WTW
16-Dec-98 11:11 PM EST (0411 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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