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Gulf War: FCO briefing for the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ("Call on Cardinal Hume") ["discuss with him the various issues connected with the Gulf War which are of concern to the Catholic Church"] [declassified Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3440 f303
Editorial comments:

A briefing paper prepared by the FCO, a message fron the Bishops of England and Wales, a press release from the churches of Britain and Ireland and an article from "the Indipendent" follow the document. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3440.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 13pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)