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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A.) contributed approximately $16.8 billion in 1990/91 dollars (about $13.5 billion in cash and significant in-kind support) to the United States to offset the costs of the 1991 Gulf War (aka Operations Desert Shield/Storm). This amount represented about 27% of the total allied contributions and was primarily in the form of cash payments and in-kind support, items like fuel, water, food, quarters, and local transportation for the U.S. forces stationed in the region. Overall, U.S. allies pledged about $54 billion, covering the vast majority of the estimated $61 billion incremental cost of the war for the United States. The vast majority of K.S.A. leaders and people (both military and civilian) are recalled as very decent people.
Recalled from period first-hand knowledge that K.S.A. directly contributed at least 15 billion dollars to the United States in support of that 1990/91 Gulf War (aka Operation Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm). Below is a copy of a October 1990 K.S.A. Monetary Agency check that passed through U.S. Naval Logistics Support Detachment Romeo compound office, one of two or more similar cash payments to transit via this Jeddah office.
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