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Gulf War: UKE Cairo telegram to FCO ("Secretary of State's meeting with President Mubarak") [anecdotal account of invasion; King Hussein "cat's paw" to Saddam; in event of military action "the Iraqis will run away"] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3084 f275
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Trade, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)