U.S. WILL NOT CUT TROOP LEVELS IN SAUDI ARABIA

From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: April 10, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFPN) -- Contrary to news reports, U.S. troop levels in the area will not be reduced.

An April 9 story quotes an anonymous U.S. military official as saying that Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Saudi Defense and Aviation Minister Prince Sultan agreed to reduce troop levels at Prince Sultan Air Base.

"The story is complete hogwash," said Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon. "We have no plans to reduce the number of airmen or planes at Prince Sultan Air Base, and the topic of reducing airmen in Saudi Arabia was not discussed ...

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