1990 Aug 13 - 1990 Aug 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/3076
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 23)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2017 Jul 20 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 349 |
| Any docs withheld? | 15 |
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Showing items 81 - 96 of 96
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 90 Aug 18 Sa | Major | Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Foreign Secretary) ["Iraq" - Hurd briefing MT on his conversation with US Secretary of State] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 18 Sa | Major | Gulf War: No.10 minute for MT ("Iraq") [latest information on detention of foreign nationals] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1026 to FCO (0515Z) (“Iraq/Kuwait: Foreign Communities”) [text of SCR664] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Kuwait telegram to FCO (“Foreign Nationals in Kuwait and Iraq”) [protest to Iraqi authorities] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Kuwait telegram to FCO (“Foreign Nationals in Kuwait”) [list of 81 British citizens taken from hotel] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1034 to FCO (1800Z) (“Iraq/Kuwait: Next Steps”) [text of US pre-working paper circulated at meeting of the five on 19 Aug] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: JHQ telegram to MODUK (“Joint Commanders Assessrep 009/Aug EFDT 191800Z”) [Iraqi army's defensive posture inside Kuwait, immediate offensive against Saudi Arabia unlikely] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: MODUK telegram to Army Intelligence units (“Operation Granby Intelligence Sitrep as at 190600Z Aug 90”) [Iraqi forces still defensively deployed in Kuwait, "though with an increased capacity to carry out a short warning limited strike"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: COP COREU telegram to all COREU (“Situation in Kuwait”) [movement of British nationals out of hotels by Iraqis] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War Ministry of Defence letter to No.10 (Armilla patrol) [detailed implementation of new ROEs to include enforcement of UN embargo] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Minor | Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to FCO (“Saudi oil production”) [Saudis confirm wish for OPEC meeting; first public statement of Saudi intention to increase production] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Attorney-General) [Rules of Engagement] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: No.10 minute for MT ("Iraq: Progress Report") ["main developments since we last spoke"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: No.10 briefing for MT ("Gulf editorials") [generally backing firm military response] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: King Hussein letter to FCO (Iraq/Kuwait) [her two messages to him - "their tone was unworthy of you my friend"; hopes to meet soon] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 19 Su | Major | Gulf War: Alan Clark minute for MT ("Qatar - Bahrain - Abu Dhabi - Dubai Emirates") [meetings with Gulf rulers as MT's emissary - UK objectives achieved; attaches meeting notes] [declassified Jul 2017] |