COMPARING TERMS FOR AN IRAQI PULLOUT

Within hours after President Bush said the allied coalition would give Saddam Hussein until noon today to begin immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait, Soviet officials announced that President Mickail Gorbachev and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tarik Aziz had reached agreement on a new six-point plan for withdrawal from Kuwait. Here is how the terms compare: THE COALITION DEMANDS

The list of specific demands as announced by White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater:

Iraq must begin large-scale withdrawal from Kuwait by noon EST today.

Iraq must complete military withdrawal from Kuwait in one week.

Within the first 48 hours, Iraq must remove all forces from Kuwait city and allow for the prompt return of the legitimate government of Kuwait.

Iraq must withdraw from all prepared defenses along the Saudi-Kuwait and Saudi-Iraq borders, from Bubiyan and Warba islands and from the Rumaila oil fields.

Within the week, Iraq must return all forces to positions of Aug. 1.

Beginning immediately, Iraq must cooperate with the International Red Cross and release all prisoners of war and third-country civilians, and return the remains of killed service members within 48 hours.

Iraq must remove all explosives and booby traps, including those on Kuwaiti oil installations, and designate Iraqi military liaison officers to work with Kuwaiti and other coalition forces on the operational details related to Iraq’s withdrawal--to include the provision of all data on the location and nature of any land or sea mines.

Iraq must cease combat aircraft flights over Iraq and Kuwait, except for transport aircraft carrying troops out of Kuwait, and allow coalition aircraft exclusive control and use of all Kuwaiti airspace.

Iraq must cease all destructive actions against Kuwaiti citizens and property and release all Kuwaiti detainees.

Fitzwater added:

“The United States and its coalition partners reiterate that their forces will not attack retreating Iraqi forces and, further, will exercise restraint so long as withdrawal proceeds in accordance with the above guidelines and there are no attacks on other countries. Any breach of these terms will bring an instant and sharp response from coalition forces, in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 678.”

Under the Bush plan:

All issues raised in the U.N. resolutions, including those relating to the embargo and reparations, would be dealt with separately by the United Nations.

THE NEW SOVIET-IRAQ PLAN

The list of provisions agreed to by Iraq for an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait as announced by Kremlin spokesman Vitaly N. Ignatenko:

Iraq would implement U.N. Resolution 660, calling for an immediate withdrawal from Kuwait, without delay and without conditions.

The withdrawal would begin a day after a cease-fire.

The withdrawal would be completed 21 days after the cease-fire.

After withdrawal, all other Security Council resolutions, apparently including those relating to embargo and reparations, will “lose their meaning and be rescinded.”

Prisoners of war would be released within 72 hours after the cease-fire begins.

Supervision of the withdrawal would be conducted by a peacekeeping force determined by the Security Council.

Ignatenko added:

The plan has been passed on to Baghdad. A final response to it from the Iraqi leadership was anticipated. Ignatenko said Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had spoken with Bush by telephone for 90 minutes just before the announcement.

UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS

The Security Council resolutions, passed in the months after Iraq’s Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait, demand that Baghdad do the following:

Immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops.

Restore the authority of the legitimate government of Kuwait.

Be held liable for war damages and economic losses.

Rescind its annexation of Kuwait and negotiate outstanding differences.

Observe all obligations under international conventions and laws regarding the conduct of an occupying power, the treatment of prisoners of war and the treatment of third-country nationals.

Ensure immediate access to food, water and basic services to Kuwaiti nationals and the nationals of all third states in Kuwait and Iraq.

Halt the mistreatment and oppression of Kuwaitis.