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The United States

government has been forced

to take action to safeguard

what it believes are legitimate

Western interests in the Middle East.

This administration

has therefore resolved

to send units of its rapid deployment

force, the US Central Command,

into western Iran.

We are confident that the Soviet Union

will take note of our resolve

and will desist from

its present perilous course of action.

There's an important score

from the Hawthorns,

where West Brom have taken the lead

over Manchester United.

It's West Brom 1, Manchester United 0,

McKenzie getting

that all-important goal...

Thank you very much, sir.

Thank you.

If you want to tighten up

the thigh muscles,

the only piece of equipment you want

is a chair with legs.

Right, I'll just let you listen...

Hello.

Mary, contact the following people and

have them in my office in ten minutes.

They're to get here right away.

Is that clear?

Right. You got a pencil? OK.

Alan Boulton, George Cox,

Roger Fisher, Susan Russell...

Yes, Administration,

Tony Barnes, Roy Chamberlain...

It's busy for a Wednesday, in't it?

You'd think it were Christmas.

What about the food situation?

What have we got?

And what about flour?

What else is there?

Corned beef.

I hope it's not from Argentina.

OK, what about supplies

to the first-aid post?

Is that all? Well, that's not

going to get us very far, is it?

What?

Well, I'm sure I don't know if I'm honest.

We've heard nothing

about emergency powers as yet.

Anyway, don't make a song and dance

about it. Just get on with it.

And don't tell anybody

you don't have to, eh? OK.

The remaining units of the

United States Tenth Airborne Division,

which parachuted

into western Iran yesterday,

have taken up defensive positions

near Isfahan,

designed to block any possible move

towards the oilfields in the Persian Gulf.

Squadrons of B-52 bombers

are arriving at US bases in Turkey...

- All right?

- All right.

... together with

three AWACS early-warning aircraft.

They'll be used in a supporting role

to the Middle East task force.

All right, John?

The 84th Airborne Division has also been

placed on a state of combat readiness...

- Come to give me a hand, then?

- No chance. I'm knackered.

Not too knackered to be going out,

though, I see.

It's different, in't it?

I need a break. I've been down at t'house

every night this week.

- How's it coming on?

- Not too bad.

Trying to get t'living room

and bedroom finished.

Ruth says will you take some flowers

down when you've finished?

- Third since teatime.

- Aye.

- Where they going to?

- Finningley, I suppose.

Pop down to WH Smith's and

buy yourself an aircraft spotter's book.

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