Article: IRAQ: SADDAM MEETS WITH REGIONAL BAATH PARTY LEADERS.

President Saddam Husseyn has been conducting a series of meetings with Baath party regional secretaries, the top officials of the ruling party in the various governorates of Iraq. The issues addressed appear to be real sources of concern but Saddam's responses ranged from the frank to the bizarre. Topics of discussion in one meeting in the Saladin Governorate (north of Baghdad) reported by "Iraqi Television Satellite Channel" on 24 June included army deserters, the relationship between the leader and his people, and the need to keep the toilets clean in party buildings. By mentioning deserters, Saddam gave surprising and public expression to a problem that is believed to ...

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