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PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO conversation record (Baker-Hurd: "Secretary of State's bilateral with Baker") [US opinion; meeting of the five; partial withdrawal; burden-sharing; Israel; individual responsibility; Phase 2 warning; meeting between the EC and Tariq Aziz; ] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cabinet Office letter to Defence Secretary ("Gulf Crisis: UK/US Talks") [notes of the meeting of 14 December and official UK/US Position Paper on the Gulf Crisis] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cabinet Office letter to MOD ("Medical Support for British Forces middle East") [ministers meeting; approval of Defence Secretary's minute concerning the call-out of certain essential reservists] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell letter to MOD ("Medical Support for British Forces Middle East") [PM agrees with of Defence Secretary's proposal concerning the call-out of essential reservists to provide medical support to British forces in the Middle East] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO letter to Powell ("Call on the Prime Minister by HMA Kuwait and British Consul") [PM meeting with HMA Kuwait and British Consul on their return to the UK on 18 December] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 conversation record ("Prime Minister Meeting with the Leader of the Opposition: the Gulf") [Major-Kinnock] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell briefing for PM ("Meeting with Our Ambassador in Kuwait") [details about the meeting] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Health Secretary minute for PM ("Medical Support for British Forces Middle East") [support to the Defence Secretary's proposal concerning the deployment of medical support to British forces in the Middle East] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Powell letter to Treasury ("EMU: British Draft Treaty Amendments") [Major wants to write to key leaders in advance of tabling UK treaty amendments] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UK Government memorandum ("Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Stage 1") ["Possible Treaty provisions and statute for a European Monetary Fund"; text annotated by PM Major] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 3068 to FCO (0059Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: chapter 2") ["Administration still prepared for war if need be. But next moves up to Iraq"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO telegram to UKHC Nauru ("Iraq/Kuwait: message from the President of Nauru") [Reply from the Prime Minister to the President of Nauru] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Attorney General Office letter to Cabinet Office ("Medical Support for British Forces Middle East") [the circumstances to resort to the Reserve Force Act are established; "the Attorney General has made it clear that he would consider such a decision readily defensible if challenged" ] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Australian High Commissioner letter to Powell ("Gulf Crisis") [statement by the Australian Prima Minister to the Australian Parliament on the Gulf Crisis; "the Government unresevedly supports the UN Security Council Resolution 678"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: MOD letter to Powell ("Australian Medical Contribution") ["the Prime Minister could express appreciation the contributions already made by Australia, but he could certainly also mention to Mr Hawke our own shortage of medical personnel"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Secretary of State for Scotland letter to Defence Secretary ("Medical Support for British Forces Middle East") [deployment of. acomplete medical unit from Scotland; "while this would create difficulties for the NHS in Scotland...I am prepared to support the proposal"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cabinet Secretary briefing for PM ("OPD(G): 19 December") [expulsion of suspect Iraqis from the United Kingdom; current international situation; PM's visit to the United States; Israely policy;] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell note for PM ("Meeting with HMA Baghdad") [pointers in view of the meeting] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell briefing for PM ("Meeting of the OPD(G): the Gulf") ["Robin Butler insists that it is necessary, to ensure that you are briefed up to the eye-balls on the Gulf before you go to Washington"; expulsion of suspect Iraqis from the UK; current international situation; PM's visit to the US; Israeli policy;] [declassified Jul 2018]

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