British Troops Getting a Few Greenbacks
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IN SAUDI ARABIA — Britain’s ground troops are getting a little spending cash--in American greenbacks--so they’ll be able to buy snacks and cigarettes, or maybe souvenirs, when the war is over.
Lt. Col. Tom O’Donnell, finance commander for British troops participating in Operation Desert Storm, said $5 million was being distributed to the men, with their allowance set depending on rank.
O’Donnell isn’t planning on having the money spent in Saudi Arabia.
“We felt we would not be able to use Iraqi money and there is doubt over the viability of the Kuwaiti dinar,” he said. The money is being stored at the front in ammunition boxes.
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