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Gulf War: MOD letter to House of Commons Library (Media handling) [rules issued to Editors "to guide them on how to cover Gulf news without jeopardising the safety of the troops"] [declassified Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3441 f33
Editorial comments:

Copies of "MOD Guidance on Realease of Information" and "Media Ground Rules" are attached to the letter. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3441.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 11pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Media, Defence (general), Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)