THE GULF WAR: The Diplomatic Front : In London
FOREIGN SECRETARY Douglas Hurd said “restraint . . . at this time would be interpreted as strength, not weakness” by Israel. But he also told the House of Commons that “Israel has the right of self-defense.” . . . Defense Secretary Tom King said Britain is sending another battalion of troops to the Persian Gulf to set up prisoner-of-war camps and has called up an air force reserve squadron.
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