WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Kyodo The Uni...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Kyodo

The United States will transmit senior officials to Japan to build a coalition for possible military action against Iraq if the circulating U.N. weapons inspections proces which started Wednesday in Iraq breaks down, a U daily reported Thursday.

''The (George W) Bush administration, escalating a diplomatic campaign to convince Iraq that it must completely disarm or face a US-l invasion, is dispatching high-level Pentagon and State Department officials for consultations in coming weeks with explanation allies around the world,'' the Washington column said.

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will leave at the weekend for meetings with NATO allies in Brussels and British officials in London forward Monday, before beginning talks with Turkey's of the present day government in Ankara on Tuesday, according to the paper.

Wolfowitz will be followed on other senior officials, including proxy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and envoy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, in succession trips to other U.S. allies like as Japan and Australia aimed at applying compressing on Iraq ''to keep Saddam Hussein focused,'' the report said.

''The State Department has contacted 51 nations in succession behalf of U.S. Central Command, which would superintend any war against Iraq, asking for specific contributions like as combat forces or overflight rights for U warplanes,'' the column said.

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