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1990 Oct 22 - 1990 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3085
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 32)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Top Secret - Cab One
Page count: 241
Any docs withheld? 11

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90 Oct 24 We Major Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Riot at site") [protest by Western hostages] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 22 Mo Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 215 to Cabinet Office (2232Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: politics and economics") ["Saddam confident of his internal position. CIA concerned about the continued reliability of some of the Arabs [coalition allies]... if [Saddam] thinks war imminent, he will take preemptive action"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 30 Tu Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1768 to FCO (0230Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: Security Council resolution") ["At the last moment Yemenis decided to abstain... Americans... will do everything necessary to protect their citizens"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 25 Th Major Gulf War: FCO record of conversation (Hurd, Heath) [Heath's report of his meetings with Saddam Hussein and King Hussein of Jordan; Heath "critical of the trend of our policy"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 26 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to MODUK ("UK journalists in Saudi Arabia") ["Assurances from the King that British press corps should not decrease in numbers"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 29 Mo Major Gulf War: FCO record of conversation (Hurd, Kaufman) [Labour Party's position in event of military action] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 25 Th Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1734 to FCO (0317Z) ("Secretary General's mission to Israel") ["Resolution deploring Israel's refusal to receive mission... passed unanimously... Bein (Israel) accused the Council of having been diverted from the real issue of Iraq/Kuwait"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 23 Tu Major Gulf War: FCO minute to No.10 ("Iraqi missile deployment") [SCUD-type missile identified; likely to be more; notifying Israel] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 22 Mo Major Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (Charles Powell, Horst Teltschik) [clarification that Heath visited Baghdad in private capacity; FRG government under heavy pressure to allow Willy Brandt to undertake similar mission] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 24 We Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2589 to FCO (2355Z) ("The Gulf: authority for the military option") ["US Administration considered that Article 51 gave sufficient authority... [but] it would be much easier to obtain Congressional acquiescence ... [if] authority given by the international community"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 22 Mo Major Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Situation in Kuwait") ["a dying city... non-Iraqi population evacuating"; Iraqi military morale reported to be low] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 31 We Major Gulf War: MT letter to Sheikh Sa'ad al Sabah of Kuwait (Iraqi occupation) ["I share your outrage... We must maintain... international solidarity"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 23 Tu Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1704 to FCO (0150Z) ("Next steps on Iraq/Kuwait: Military Staff Committee") ["high-level meeting of MSC members"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 25 Th Major Gulf War: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of Ministers: the Gulf") [UN resolution; letter to Emir of Kuwait: Article 51; Primakov peace mission; US intentions; British communities at risk; Saudi views; meeting with Mitterrand; Iraqi intentions; sanctions; Chief of Defence Staff meeting with Gen Powell; Iraqi missiles] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 30 Tu Major Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1776 to FCO (0315Z) ("Ad hoc meeting of military staff committee (MSC): 29 October") ["new Security Council resolution adopted earlier in the day... present meeting, which took place by fortunate coincidence... clearly signalled the determination of the Five to work together until Iraq backed down"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Aug 13 Mo Major Gulf War: Ministry of Defence paper ("Armilla: concept of operations") [enforcing sanctions] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 24 We Major Gulf War: Parkinson minute to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Embargo Surveillance Centre) [welcomes MT visit and provides brief outline of the Centre's functions] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 25 Th Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2602 to FCO (2128Z) ("Ad hoc consultations of members of the Military Staff Committtee (MSC)") ["US express "disappointment" that UK will not be sending senior military representative... for meeting on 29 October"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 27 Sa Major Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kohl) ["The Gulf: burden-sharing"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 26 Fr Major Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2617 to FCO (2121Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait") ["Americans are under no illusions that air power alone could bring victory... no US led offensive is likely until the higher lever [of US ground forces] can be reached... support [of US public] for the President's Gulf policies... remains pretty steady"] [declassified Jul 2017]