RESTRICTED
127
HXB 020 126
123557 MDLOAN 4925
RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY BAGHDAD
TELNO 583
OF 25170OZ AUGUST 90
W
INFO ROUTINE PARIS, ROME, WASHINGTON, BONN, UKMIS NEW YORK
1.
YOUR TELNO 801: PROPERTY OF KUWAITI GOVERNMENT IN THE UK
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK OTHER FRIENDLY
MISSIONS WHETHER THEY HAVE RECEIVED A SIMILAR NOTE FROM THE IRAQIS. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO REPLY IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS: BEGINS
AND HAS THE HONOUR TO INFORM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ THAT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 662, CONSIDERS THE ANNEXATION OF KUWAIT BY IRAQ AS WITHOUT LEGAL VALIDITY AND NULL AND VOID. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSERTIONS AND STATEMENTS IN THE NOTE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ DATED 14
AUGUST 1990 ARE WITHOUT LEGAL VALIDITY, ARE NULL AND VOID, AND ARE REJECTED CATEGORICALLY BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
ENDS
AVAILS ITSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
2. YOU MAY USE YOUR DISCRETION
-
OVER WHEN TO HAND OVER THE NOTE CONCERT WITH OTHER MISSIONS. WE
AND WHETHER YOU SHOULD DO SO IN
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ADVISE US WHEN ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN, AS WE SHALL THEN INFORM THE IRAQI EMBASSY HERE.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
229
ADDITIONAL
43
DISTRIBUTION
272
MED
IRAQ/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)