Pact on Kuwait-Chartered U.S. Tankers Is Seen Near
From The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration expects to reach agreement within two weeks to allow Kuwait to charter at least two U.S.-owned supertankers that would carry American crews on oil runs in the troubled Persian Gulf.
The agreement, under discussion since May, would seem to deepen the U.S. commitment to Kuwait by directly involving U.S. civilian ships and crews in gulf oil runs.
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