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Gulf War: Attorney General Office letter to Defence Secretary ("Gulf Crisis: Media Handling") ["desiderability of including reference to the provisions of the Official Secret Act 1989 as they apply to defence...it would be prudent to provide a general briefing to jounalists and also editors" ] [declassified Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3440 f250
Editorial comments:

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Media, Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)