Carlucci Arrives in Kuwait

KUWAIT — Defense Secretary Frank C. Carlucci arrived in Kuwait City today at the start of his first visit to the oil-rich Persian Gulf emirate most threatened by the 7-year-old Iran-Iraq War.

Carlucci, who left Andrews Air Force Base on Sunday night, will also visit the gulf nations of Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, as well as U.S. forces in the vital waterway, Pentagon officials said. The trip coincides with increasing efforts by the United States, primarily through the United Nations, to force an international arms embargo on Iran in an effort to end its battle with Iraq.