The very logic of withdrawing American missiles from Europe has raised concerns about subsequent missile reductions and, ultimately, about the presence of 326,000 American troops.

Because of its close proximity to the U.S., the U.S. demanded the Soviets withdraw missiles from Cuba.

But some Administration officials also said the Russians appeared to be taking steps to stay in basic compliance by withdrawing older missiles as new weapons were deployed.

Iraq has refused to withdraw missiles from the no-fly zone in the South of the country with the expiry of the United Nations deadline just hours away.

The decision to withdraw all American and Soviet short- and medium-range missiles from Europe should have been a triumphant event, given the passion of the antinuclear movement.

The West Germans favoured withdrawing all nuclear artillery and ground-based missiles from German soil, while the UK urged only a partial reduction.

When the Reagan administration signed a treaty with the Soviet Union requiring each side to withdraw intermediate-range missiles from Europe, General Rogers called the agreement "foolish."

The Russians have also suggested that they would withdraw short-range missiles from Eastern Europe to put them on Soviet territory.

Within West Germany, the treaty on withdrawing medium-range missiles also touched a lingering fear of being designated as a battleground in a limited war by the other allies.

The Baghdad authorities denied again today that they had bowed to the allied ultimatum to withdraw surface-to-air missiles from the south by Friday.