The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Thayer. He discusses his time as Deputy Secretary of Defense from January 1983 to January 1984.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of three Arabic speaking gunmen in Paris who are holding five hostages in the Saudi Arabian Embassy.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an attempt to lure the US away from its support of Israel, Arabian countries will meet in Beirut to form a joint policy on oil exports.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of five Palestinian terrorists who are holding 15 hostages in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Paris have accepted an offer from the president of Syria to put a plane at their disposal.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a half-dozen Palestinian terrorists who still hold 12 hostages at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Paris and threaten to kill them if demands are not met.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of five pro-Palestinian terrorists threatened to throw six Arab hostages out of an airborne Kuwait jetliner over Saudi Arabia. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens its hearings on the nomination of Henry Kissinger to be secretary of state.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a Syrian jetliner which is carrying five Palestinian terrorists and their hostages from Paris landed at Kuwait on the Persian Gulf after the pilot has been refused landing permission at other Arab nations.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Palestinian guerillas who have left Paris aboard a Syrian airliner taking 6 male hostages with them.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of five Arab gunmen who are holding four hostages abroad a Syrian aircrafts surrendered to authorities in Kuwait ending a four-day drama that stretched from Paris to the Middle East.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of five Arab gunmen holding four hostages abroad a Syrian aircrafts at Kuwait Airport have surrendered.

This report discuses Saudi Arabia's governmental structure, human rights issues, relations with countries in the region, defense policies, and U.S. relations with the country. Special focus is given to military affairs and trade with Saudi Arabia.

Women have become an integral part of the armed forces, but they are excluded from most combat jobs. Several issues remain. One is whether to reduce, maintain, or expand the number of women in the services as the total forces are being reduced. A second question is to what extent women should continue to be excluded from some combat positions by policy. Would national security be jeopardized or enhanced by increasing reliance on women in the armed forces? Should women have equal opportunities and responsibilities in national defense? Or do role and physical differences between the sexes, the protection of future generations, and other social norms require limiting the assignments of women in the armed forces? Opinion in the United States is deeply divided on the fundamental issues involved.

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