REAGAN ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN MILITARY ESCORT CAPABILITY IN GULF

Although a good deal of confusion still surrounds the eventual configuration of US policy in Gulf, it nevertheless seems clear at MEES press time (on Friday 29 May) that, despite strong anxiety among congressional leaders, the Reagan administration is still determined to maintain sufficient military capability in that troubled area to escort US-flag vessels, including the 11 Kuwaiti tankers which are to be...