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Gulf War: No.10 minute for MT (Bob Gates-No.10 conversation) ["Bob Gates was quite receptive to the suggestion of a UN plane or convoy to get western citizens out"] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3076 f139
Journalist: -
Editorial comments:

Evening. An account of the conversation can be read here. Dominic Morris was a Private Secretary at No.10, standing in for Charles Powell who was on holiday. MT herself was on holiday in Cornwall. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)