CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO FLASH DOHA
TELNO 243
OF 17083OZ DECEMBER 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 0 20126
AND TO FLASH RIYADH, BAHRAIN, HONG KONG
INFO DESKBY 17100OZ ABU DHABI, DUBAI, JEDDA
Стих
(200)
022054
MDHOAN 3938
WD 10/7/2
INFO IMMEDIATE SANA'A, ADEN, AMMAN, TEL AVIV, JERUSALEM, MUSCAT INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, EC POSTS
INFO PRIORITY ANKARA, DAMASCUS, CAIRO, KHARTOUM, MOGADISHU INFO PRIORITY TEHRAN, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, WELLINGTON, TOKYO INFO PRIORITY TUNIS
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OUR TELNOS 2163 AND 2178 TO WASHINGTON AND 242 TO DOHA (NOT TO ALL): ADVICE TO BRITISH NATIONALS IN WAR RISK COUNTRIES
1 THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS APPROVED THE FOLLOWING TEXT FOR A REPLY TO AN INSPIRED PQ TO BE ANSWERED TODAY, 17 DECEMBER. BEGINS
THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HAS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE FOR BRITISH NATIONALS RESIDENT IN BAHRAIN, QATAR, THE EASTERN REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA, AND THE CITIES OF RIYADH AND TABUK. FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 678, BRITISH DEPENDANTS ARE ADVISED TO LEAVE THE AREA WELL BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF 15 JANUARY WHICH HAS BEEN SET BY THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF IRAQ FROM KUWAIT. THIS IS A COMMONSENSE PRECAUTION, AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY WORSENING OF THE SITUATION IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
ADVICE TO VISITORS REMAINS UNCHANGED. TOURISTS SHOULD NOT VISIT THE AREA, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE NECESSARY BUSINESS TO CONDUCT SHOULD NOT BE DETERRED. THEY SHOULD REGISTER THEIR ARRIVAL WITH THE NEAREST BRITISH DIPLOMATIC MISSION, AND SHOULD TELL THE MISSION HOW LONG THEY EXPECT TO STAY.
ENDS
2.
THIS TEXT, WHICH DIFFERS SLIGHTLY FROM THAT CONTAINED IN FIRST TUR, WILL NOW BE PUT OUT BY NEWS DEPARTMENT AT 123OZ TODAY INSTEAD OF THE TEXT IN FIRST TUR.
3. FOR DOHA, BAHRAIN AND RIYADH. THIS WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO PARA 2 OF THIRD TUR.
4.
FOR HONG KONG. YOU WILL WISH TO AMEND YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
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