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Gulf War: Charles Powell minute for MT (“Iraq/Kuwait”) [smaller Gulf states "a bit miffed" no British military assets offered them; send minister quickly to reassure them] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3076 f296
Journalist: -
Editorial comments:

A faxed version annotated by MT precedes the original, helpfully providing a time check - it was sent at 1839. 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: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (general), Law & order, Charles Powell minutes, Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)