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President Reagan Determined to Go Ahead with Re-Flagging of Kuwaiti Tankers

US President Ronald Reagan has so far continued to uphold his unequivocal position to go ahead with the re-flagging of 11 Kuwaiti tankers despite mounting congressional opposition to US involvement in the Iraq-Iran war. On 15 June, upon his return from the seven-nation industrial summit in Venice, Mr. Reagan told the American people that the US allies, in their own way, are supportive of the US move....