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Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Iraq-Kuwait emergency: use of 0898 system") ["The signs are that the public has accepted that no profit will be retained by the FCO, and that the system was introduced because there was no other way of meeting public demand"] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3081 f252
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Voluntary sector & charity, Industry, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Foreign policy (Middle East), Science & technology, Defence (general), Parliament, Labour Party & socialism, Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)