November 2, 1990

White House announces Pres. Bush will spend Thanksgiving holiday in Saudi Arabia as part of 8-day trip to meet with allies [NYT, WP 11/3].

French gov't says 3 French soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia were captured earlier this week by Iraq and have been turned over to the French embassy in Baghdad [NYT, WP 11/3].

General strike is observed in O.T. to mark the 73d anniversary of the Balfour Declaration [JDS 11/2 in FBIS 11/5].