1990 Sep 1 - 1990 Sep 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/3080
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) (Part 27)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2016 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 299 |
| Any docs withheld? | 7 |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 90 Aug 26 Su | Major | Gulf War: MT letter to Emir Al Khalifa of Bahrain (situation in the Middle East: stationing of the RAF in Bahrain) [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 1 Sa | Major | Gulf War: UKE Abu Dhabi to FCO ("Secretary of State's Radio Conversation with HMA Kuwait") [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 1 Sa | Major | Gulf War: UKE Abu Dhabi to FCO ("Secretary of State's meetings with Amir and heir apparent of Qatar") [Qatar grateful for MT's involvement] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 1 Sa | Major | Gulf War: UKE Amman to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: Visit of UN Secretary General to Amman") [Perez de Cuellar talks with Tariq Aziz; Iraqi's position on Kuwait; local press reports] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 1 Sa | Major | Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2121 to FCO (2000Z) ("Bush/Gorbachev Summit: Helsinki: 9 September") [press announcement] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 1 Sa | Major | Gulf War: UKE Abu Dhabi to FCO ("Secretary of State's Meeting with Shaikh Zayed") [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: FCO record of conversation (Hurd, Sultan of Oman) [the situation in the Middle East] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: No.10 record of telephone conversation (Powell - Italian Ambassador) [Gulf crisis: European contribution] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: Powell minute for MT (Chief Rabbi message for MT) ["the one rock of security and stability in a troubled world"] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: Visit of UN Secretary General") [de Cuellar disappointed with the outcome] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Doha telegram to FCO ("Secretary of State's Visit to Qatar") ["the dogs which do not bark"] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (Powell, Lord Weidenfeld) [Gulf crisis: Israeli views] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: FCO minute for Powell (NATO meeting: the US defence requirements for operations in the Middle East) [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: Visit of UN Secretary General") [no progress] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 2 Su | Major | Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Evacuation of Women and Children from Iraq and Kuwait") [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Cecil Parkinson minute for MT ("Evacuation of Women and Children from Iraq and Kuwait") ["overriding concern must be to get as many of the women and children out of Kuwait as we can as quickly as possible. ... we must accept the cost now"] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Amir of Bahrain letter to MT (latest developments in the region) [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Gulf War: MT letter to Earl Alexander of Tunis (meeting with the envoy of President of Tunisia) [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Gulf War: Charles Powell minute for MT ("British Wives and Children in Kuwait") [attempt to get them out by bus convoy to Baghdad] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Gulf War: FCO record of conversation (Hurd, Saudi Foreign Minister") [determination to achieve Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; bewilderment at Jordanian position; dealings with Syria, Iran] [declassified Dec 2016] |