1990 Aug 20 - 1990 Aug 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/3077
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 24)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2017 Jul 20 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 370 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Saddam's peace initiative") [proposals have "little to commend them [but] ... should not... be totally dismissive... in order to avoid provoking Saddam unnecessarily... clearly believes that he can use foreign hostages as a lever to break... resolve on sanctions"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1043 to FCO (2020Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: next steps") [draft SCR emerging from meeting of the Five on 20 Aug] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 1981 to FCO (1740Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: President Bush's speech of 20 August") ["calls foreigners detained in Iraq/Kuwait hostages... emphasises America's determination with her allies to resist aggression"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Minor | Gulf War: Tony Newton PS letter to No.10 ("Daily Star article - "Iraquis get the dole"") ["factually incorrect"; clarification at MT's request] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Kuwait telegram to FCO ("Community size") [revised down estimate of numbers of British passport holders remaining in Kuwait - 2200 plus 500 Commonwealth and Irish] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Your visit to the Middle East") ["King Hussein welcomes your proposed visit... still preoccupied with mediation: not focussed on sanctions"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Ad hoc Group on the Gulf") [FCO - UN resolution on enforcement of embargo; British citizens in Kuwait; MOD - additional aircraft; Jordan, terrorism, press pools] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Foreign communities: French reaction") ["French use tougher language... but unclear whether this reflects new rules of engagement... 27 French nationals in Kuwait and Iraq have been taken away to an unknown destination"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Hurd press conference (Iraq-Kuwait crisis) [British nationals; purpose of allied deployment; possibility of war; UN resolution on enforcement of trade embargo; British officials in Kuwait] [unclassified; released Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: No.10 letter to Tom King PS ("Iraq/Kuwait: additional aircraft") [MT approves] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKDEL NATO telegram to FCO ("NATO consultations on Iraq/Kuwait") ["Yemeni forces on maximum alert... US wanted broadest international support"; foreign nationals; enforcing sanctions; Soviet views; Iran; Yugoslavia; terrorism; Syria] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: MoDUK telegram to Army Intelligence units ("Operation Granby General Sitrep Ten 20 Aug 1990") [foreign nationals in Iraq & Kuwait; US forces; Royal Navy operations] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: MT letter to Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia (rules of engagement for British Tornado aircraft in Saudi Arabia) ["glad to reassure you that there are no inconsistencies between our Rules and those applied by the Americans"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: MT message to King Hussein of Jordan ("Iraq/Kuwait: message for King Hussein") [Hussein's visit to US/talks with Bush; financial aid to support enforcement of UN sanctions; "I should be happy to meet at any time convenient to you ... vital that Britain and Jordan maintain the closest possible contact"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Hurd minute to MT ("The Gulf crisis: Jordan") ["King Hussein has given a commitment to President Bush that Jordan will enforce UN sanctions... [but this] would produce a major economic crisis in Jordan"; possible responses] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Jordan's refugee problem") ["Refugees are crossing in large numbers... face severe problems at the frontier. ICRC not yet in action... worth making the offer [of help]"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Armilla patrol: enforcement action") ["requested clarification on the circumstances in which and extent to which Armilla ships mights use force to stop sanction breaking ships"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Minor | Gulf War: Omani Ambassador letter to No.10 (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meeting with the Prime Minister) [request for an appointment; arranged for tomorrow] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Message for King Hussein") [diplomatic rift; Hurd visit to Jordan] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Aug 20 Mo | Minor | Gulf War: No.10 letter to Hurd PS (Amir of Qatar's reply to the Prime Minister relayed by Alan Clark) [No.10 request for draft reply] [declassified Jul 2017] |