    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 10, 1991]
    [Page 27]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Conversation
    With United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar Concerning
    the Persian Gulf Crisis
    January 10, 1991

        The President spoke with U.N. Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar
    late this afternoon to discuss the Secretary-General's upcoming visit to
    Baghdad. The President wished him well and stated that he was pleased
    that the Secretary-General is undertaking this mission for peace. The
    President noted that the United Nations has played a key role in
    building and maintaining the international coalition against the Iraqi
    aggression. The discussion centered on the U.N. resolutions dealing with
    the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait and in securing Iraq's compliance
    with them.