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Gulf War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“Iraq/Kuwait: message to Gorbachev and Soviet attitude”) [no longer critical of US deployment to Saudi Arabia] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3076 f326
Journalist: -
Editorial comments:

1108Z. Two copies of the telegram exist in the file, both are present in this item. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 10pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)