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1990 Sep 6 - 1990 Sep 13
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3081
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 28)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 328
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90 Sep 11 Tu Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 628 to FCO (1026Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: International Organisation for Migration") ["IOM pleased by response so far to their appeal for funds to transport evacuees"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 9 Su Major Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation ("Iraq") [Charles Powell, Professor Bernard Lewis: advice on the Gulf crisis] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1195 to FCO (0220Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: Secretary General's meeting with Tariq Aziz") ["he had hoped to be able to start a diplomatic process leading to the beginning of the implementation of SCR 660. This had not come to fruition"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 10 Mo Major Gulf War: Patrick Mayhew letter to Hurd ("Gulf crisis: request from the Amir") ["the request... does not embrace the use of force beyond that necessary to enforce economic sanctions... a further request would be needed"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 9 Su Major Gulf War: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia letter to MT (protective equipment against chemical weapons for the Saudi armed forces) ["I greatly appreciate the directive which was issued to British Aerospace plc to secure this equipment urgently"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 8 Sa Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1212 to FCO (0315Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: non-aligned meeting") ["the aim was to concert positions with a view to a possible non-aligned initiative"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKMIS Geneva telegram 622 to FCO (1004Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: ICRC") ["Iraq refuses ICRC access to Kuwait and to foreign nationals in Iraq"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKDEL NATO telegram to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: high-level US briefing of North Atlantic Council") ["emphasises the need for NATO solidarity, equitable burden-sharing and readiness for a long haul"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2162 to FCO (0040Z) ("Israeli Foreign Minister's visit to Washington") [Gulf crisis; Arab/Israeli conflict] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 9 Su Major Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to FCO ("Saudi financing of US military effort") ["will amount to relatively little"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 12 We Major Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Iraq/Kuwait: Tunisian proposals") ["an "Arab solution"... unacceptable in many respects"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 10 Mo Major Gulf War: King minute to MT ("Options for further UK reinforcements to the Gulf") [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: Mitterrand press conference") ["French will only engage military on the context of a UN mandate"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Iraq-Kuwait: counter-propaganda") [objectives and methodology] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 7 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Kuwait telegram to FCO ("Other Embassies") [staff departures & staff remaining] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 12 We Major Gulf War: Chairman of the European Democratic Group speech (Strasbourg, 12 September: Gulf crisis) ["Prompt and courageous action by the United States have protected a vital "out of area" European Community interest which - let's be frank -we were simply not organised to protect on our own"]
90 Sep 11 Tu Major Gulf War: Peter Lilley PS letter to No.10 (Turkish barriers to EC textile exports) [Lilley looking for 'quid pro quo' deal with Turkey] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 14 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2234 to FCO (0053Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: legal basis for further military operations") [US "dismayed that we had gone ahead with the Kuwaitis on our own"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 12 We Major Gulf War: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Meetings on the Gulf") [MT asked to approve less frequent meetings of Cabinet Office Group "Now that we may be entering the long haul"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 10 Mo Major Gulf War: UKDEL NATO telegram to FCO ("North Atlantic Council Ministerial meeting, 10 September: Gulf crisis: Bush-Gorbachev summit") ["Baker stressed need for NATO to meet out of area threat"; sanctions; burden-sharing] [declassified Jul 2017]