One bill would reform Japan's electoral system and the other would permit Japanese troops to participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Reserve Officer Training Corps summer camps were also held at the fort, which permitted troops to demonstrate and teach their skills to aspiring second lieutenants.

Parliament passed the Quartering Act of 1765, permitting British troops to be quartered in private residences.

A second major change would permit American troops to remain in hostile situations unless a majority of Congress votes specifically to recall them.

First, Moscow worked out an international agreement permitting American troops to withdraw over as many months as Washington thought necessary, without any verification.

The upper house of Parliament passed a bill today that would permit Japanese troops to take part in United Nations peacekeeping missions for the first time.

By September 28, 1939, the three Baltic Republics felt they had no choice but to permit Soviet bases and troops on their territory.

The more difficult issue is whether to permit Russian troops to be sent to Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan, ostensibly for peacekeeping.

But that plan was stalled when Philippine officials balked, saying their Constitution did not permit foreign troops to carry out combat missions.

American officers say it is far from clear that the Maliki government will permit American troops to operate freely in the enclave.