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DATE: TUESDAY, April 9, 1991                   TAG: 9104090293
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: KUWAIT CITY                                LENGTH: Short

KUWAIT WANTS U.S. TROOPS

A government minister said Monday the United States will be asked to keep forces in Kuwait to deter any Iraqi aggression, saying an Iraq led by Saddam Hussein still posed a threat to the emirate's security.

Kuwait's ruler, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, had said Sunday the emirate still needs military assistance from its allies as it starts to rebuild from the devastation of the Persian Gulf War.

Abdulrahman al-Awadi, the minister of Cabinet affairs, made clear on Monday that the emir had been referring to the United States, which has more than 300,000 troops in the Persian Gulf region but is withdrawing them rapidly now that Iraq has agreed to cease-fire terms.

Gen. Colin Powell, head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week all the U.S. troops could be gone by late summer.

by CNB