1991 Jan 1 - 1991 Jan 9
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/3441
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 36)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2018 Jul 24 |
| Classification: | Top Secret - Cab One |
| Page count: | 304 |
| Any docs withheld? | 14 |
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Showing items 61 - 80 of 91
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Treasury letter to Transport Secretary ("The Gulf: War Risk Insurance for Airlines") ["favour an agreement with the industry which allowed for a much shorter period of notice: perhaps no more than 24 hours"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Chief Whip's Office record of conversation ("Gulf: Media Arrangements") [Government backbenchers; letter to all MPs setting out Government case in event of Commons debate Jan 15; reply to Cardinal Hume's letter; case against further time for sanctions; photos of the atrocities in Kuwait to be used to bring home Saddam's inhumanity; refusal of Saudi authorities to issue sufficient visas for British journalists] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: MOD letter to Powell ("Call by Chief of Defence Staff") ["The Prime Minister will want primarily to ask Sir David about a number of issues rising from his visit to the Gulf d the Cabinet discussion"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: MOD letter to FCO ("Call by Admiral Lanxade") ["Admiral Lanxade made clear that he had President Mitterrand's authority for his reassurance that France would fight"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Cabinet Secretary briefing for Prime Minister ("OPD(G): 10 January") [PM's visit to the Gulf; international situation; second round of UK/US talks; response tu partial and full Iraqi withdrawal;media handling; debate in Parliament; IEA stockdraw; cabinet 10 January; pattern of meetings in the event of hostilities] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Cabinet Secretary briefing for Prime Minister ("Cabinet, 10 January: Possible Military Action in the Gulf") [international situation; comments from Ministers on the possible conflict; possible debate in the Parliament; formal authority to the PM to commit British troops after 15 January] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Cradock minute for Powell ("Iraqi Options: Threat of a Pre-emptive Attack") [assumptions on possible targets and strategies] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Morris PS minute for Prime Minister ("Gulf Debate") [arrangement of short discussion on Parliamentary handling of the debate during OPD(G) 10 January] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 8 Tu | Major | Gulf War: Department for Transport minute for FCO ("The Gulf: War Risk Insurance for Airlines") ["we must expect that airlines will withdraw services from areas where they foresee conflit, whether or not we offer re-insurance"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: UKE Muscat telegram to FCO ("Visit of the prime Minister to Oman - 8/9 January") ["the Prime Minister clearly established an easy rapport with the Sultan who was visibly flattered to receive such attention at this early stage of the Prime Miniter's term of office"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: FCO telegram to UKMIS Geneva (1100Z) ("Gulf: Secretary of State's Conversation with Secretary Baker") [French initiative considered counterproductive; possible new Troika invitation to Tariq Aziz for a meeting in a different venue from Luxembourg; UN Secretary General's potential initiative not be discouraged] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: FCO telegram to UKE Luxembourg ("Gulf: Secretary of State's Conversation with the Luxembourg Prime Minister") ["if the Baker/Tariq Aziz meeting in Geneva is unsuccessful...no difficulty if Poos were to say publicly that the EC Troika invitation remained on the table"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: Cabinet Office telegram to Powell ("Iraqi Withdrawal from Kuwait: Immediate Reactions") ["things might not develop in a clear-cut way. Saddam Hussein might reject the timetable or the pattern of withdrawal we proposed. Or he might make some attempt to negotiate on these"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia") ["the Prime Minister succeeds in establishing good rapport with King Fahd and the Crown Prince...very positive reaction from British forces of all three services to Prime Minister's contact with them and remarks" ] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: Cabinet Office telegram to Powell (Baker's statement) ["the US and the rest of the international community wanted a peaceful solution. This is still a confrontation Iraq can avoid"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Mitterrand Press Conference") ["France remains solid on need for complete Iraqi withdrawal and manintenance of 15 January deadline. But it will actively pursue efforts for peace up to last moment"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: FCO letter to Powell ("Telephone Call by Mr Mulroney") [PM's impressions of his Gulf trip; Canada's decision to send medical assistance; discuss the idea of a G7 meeting; Mr Mulroney's visit to London] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | 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] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: Department of Transport letter to Treasury ("The Gulf: War Risk Insurance for Airlines") ["draft for a set of agreements with insurers which should provide the basis for reinsurance for all United Kingdom airlines who may be flying to the gulf Area"] [declassified Jul 2018] |
| 91 Jan 9 We | Major | Gulf War: MOD letter to Powell ("US Request for Deployment of Carrier Group") [a carrier was to be deployes in the Mediterranean anyway; concerc over the cost of the enhancements required; planning of minimun mount of work at a limited cost] [declassified Jul 2018] |