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Subject: Foreign policy (Middle East). Date range: 28 Nov 1990 – 31 Dec 1991. Document type: Declassified documents.

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PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Bush Library) Gulf War: White House record of phone conversation (2006-2015Z) (President Bush-Major) [invitation to visit Camp David before Xmas; "I am determined to take the one last step .... I'm not going wobbly"] [declassified Jun 2013]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Foreign Secretary") [Iraq/Gulf; contacts with the Americans; Gulf visit; European policy; Europe - procedure; USSR] [declassified Jul 2019]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for Major ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [Gulf; defence spending; procurement decisions; political problems; nuclear deterrent] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2965 to FCO (0125Z) ("Occupied terriotries: Security Council debate") [The US is not supporting a resolution which would seek to convene an international conference] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2966 to FCO (0130Z) ("Arab/Israel: US policy on an international conference") ["We are not now recommending that an international conference on the arab-israeli conflict be held"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 1041 to FCO (1936Z) ("Arab/Israel and the Gulf: Secretary of State's conversation with Jim Baker") ["Baker solicits our help in removing reference to an international conference from UN resolution on Arab/Israel"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: President of Nauru letter to Prime Minister ("Freeing of foreign hostages in Iraq") [rejeoices at Saddam's decision to release foreign hostages] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Royal Visits to Military Sites") ["the Foreign Secretary is in favour of an early visit by a member of the Royal Family to the Gulf"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: MOD letter to Charles Powell ("British Forces in the Gulf") [notes about British forces deployed in the Gulf] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Morris minute for Powell (Visit to the troops) ["instead of Mr King going to see the troops before Christmas, Archie Hamilton could go"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cradock minute for Powell ("Collateral Damage in the Event of Allied Attacks on Iraqi CBW on Nuclear Facilities") [paper based on MOD's assessments] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2984 to FCO (0030Z) ("US/Israel") ["The administration think Israeli anxiety over the Gulf crisis increasing"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 conversation record ("UN Security Council Resolution on the occupied territories") ["frankly surprised that the Americans had gone along with a drafting exercise which put a reference to the international conference in the resolution at this stage. We had not been consulted"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Oman") ["King Hussein claims to have done all he can to repair fences with King Fahd. Sees no further scope for Omani mediation at this stage"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Audience with King Hussein") [King Hussein describes his last meeting with Saddam] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Audience with King Hussein") ["The King's contacts with Saddam and his reations with the Saudis are obviously closely linked"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO letter to Powell ("British Communities in Iraq and Kuwait") [letter from PM to political leaders which explains the steps to be taken to get people out from Iraq and Kuwait] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Butler minute for Powell ("Handling of the Gulf Crisis") ["two important differences between your note of my discussion with the Prime Minister and my recollection"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell minute for Cabinet Secretary ("Handling of the Gulf Crisis") ["your latest minute is tantamount to suggesting that I deliberately misreported a discussion"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell minute for PM (Message from president Bush) [draft reply for Prime Minister's approval] [declassified Jul 2018]

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