Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Hurd, Tom King, Patrick Mayhew, Alan Clark, Percy Cradock, Len Appleyard) [sanctions: rules of engagement; refugees in Jordan; MT message to President Bush; deployment of forces to Arab states; psychological warfare] [declassified Jul 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/3077 f369 |
| Editorial comments: | The text records MT asking "how oil tankers could be stopped without bridging the oil tanks", surely an error in dictation - 'breaching' must be meant. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3077. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), Media, Defence (general), Judiciary, British relations with the US, MT's meetings as PM, Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91) |
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