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PARTICULAR OBLIGATION TO HELP THOSE POORER COUNTRIES BADLY AFFECTED BY HIGHER OIL PRICES.
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3. TWO SORTS OF COSTS ARE DIRECTLY RELEVANT: MILITARY COSTS AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE
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ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF COUNTRIES MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE COSTS OF MAKING UN SANCTIONS EFFECTIVE. (THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH REFUGEES). THE UK IS NOT MAKING A GENERAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ITS MILITARY COSTS, THOUGH YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO ADD, IN APPROPRIATE CASES, THAT WE WOULD NOT REFUSE CONTRIBUTIONS. WE HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN THE US OBTAINING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ITS MILITARY COSTS, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY AND PROPORTIONALLY MUCH HIGHER THAN OUR OWN. CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, US COSTS ARE ESTIMATED TO AMOUNT TO 0.70 PER CENT OF GDP, AND UK COSTS TO 0.18 PER CENT OF GDP) ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SANCTIONS BY COMPENSATING THOSE STATES MOST AFFECTED BY THEIR APPLICATION IS ALSO IMPORTANT.
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ALTHOUGH A WIDE RANGE OF COUNTRIES ARE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS (AND 11 COUNTRIES JORDAN, TUNISIA, YUGOSLAVIA, YEMEN, LEBANON, BULGARIA, ROMANIA, PHILIPPINES, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, PAKISTAN AND URUGUAY HAVE NOW APPLIED FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER ARTICLE 50 OF THE UN CHARTER), THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE PRIORITY COUNTRIES FOR EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE ARE THE THREE FRONT-LINE STATES EGYPT, JORDAN AND TURKEY. LINE TO TAKE
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THE US ARE LEADING ON LOBBYING OTHER COUNTRIES. WE SEE MERIT IN TAKING SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO REINFORCE THEIR APPROACH. YOU COULD DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:-
A) THE RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF MULTILATERAL MILITARY FORCES SUCCEEDED IN CHECKING SADDAM HUSSEIN'S AGGRESSION. BRITAIN AND THE US GAVE CLEAR LEAD TO THE WORLD IN THIS. IT HAS BENEFITTED THE WORLD ECONOMY BY STRENGTHENING COLLECTIVE SECURITY, UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPAL OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND RESTRAINING WILD INCREASES IN OIL PRICES.
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IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT A SPECIAL FINANCIAL EFFORT BE MADE BY THOSE RICHER NATIONS NOT ALREADY CONTRIBUTING TO THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE IN THE GULF. BOTH JAPAN AND GERMANY HAVE NOW PLEDGED SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS (JAPAN US USD 4 BILLION, FRG DM 3.3 BILLION (USD 2.1 BILLION)) THESE CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE DIVIDED BETWEEN ASSISTING THE MILITARY AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR AFFECTED COUNTRIES.
(C) THOSE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE MILITARY EFFORT OR ASSISTING WITH MILITARY COSTS SHOULD, ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANS, SHOULDER A MAJOR BURDEN IN RESPECT OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
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OUR MILITARY CONTRIBUTION IS SUBSTANTIAL.