AFTERMATH OF WAR : In the Mideast
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Egypt called for the formation of an ARAB PEACEKEEPING FORCE to fill the gap left by the eventual withdrawal of allied troops from the Persian Gulf. Egyptian Foreign Minister Esmat Abdel Meguid suggested that Egyptian and Syrian troops now deployed in the Gulf could be the nucleus of the force. He spoke at a meeting in Damascus of foreign ministers of Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to discuss postwar security arrangements.
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