Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Gulf War: Powell minute for Prime Minister ("US Request for an Aircraft Carrier or the Red Sea") [reservations about the need to send a UK aircraft carrier to the Red Sea following the Secretary of State for Armed Forces' minute on the subject] [declassified Jul 2018]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/3441 f254 |
| Editorial comments: | The Secretary of State for Armed Forces' minute concerning the deployment of the British aircraft carrier to the Red Sea is enclosed. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3441. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 6pp |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91) |
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