FED: PM taking updates on Gulf at cricket

AAP General News (Australia)
12-17-1998
FED: PM taking updates on Gulf at cricket

CANBERRA, Dec 17 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard was continuing to monitor developments in
Iraq, his spokesman said today.

"The prime minister is being kept fully up to date," the spokesman said.

Mr Howard attended a cricket match between the Prime Ministers 11 and England at
Canberras Manuka Oval today.

He would hold a press conference on the Gulf Crisis at Parliament House later today, his
spokesman said.

Mr Howard had originally planned to spend most of today at the cricket.

"Obviously the events of the day have overtaken this," the spokesman said.

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KEYWORD: IRAQ HOWARD

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