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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 060030Z HONG KONG

TELNO 259

OF 05170OZ FEBRUARY 91

CONFIDENTIAL

нив 02013.

57

013346

MDHOAN 7231

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MCLAREN, DUSS

YOUR TELNOS 390 AND 391: GULF CRISIS:

BURDEN SHARING

1. THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS. IN PASSING IT ON TO MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HERE I HAVE STRESSED THAT THE CONTRIBUTION IS VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL/ESSENTIAL THAT NOTHING BE SAID PUBLICLY HERE IN THE MEANTIME.

2. I HAVE ASKED THOSE CONCERNED TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN YOUR SECOND TUR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

26

DISTRIBUTION

26

.GULF BURDENSHARING SECRET

NO DISTRIBUTION

HD/POL/MIL EMERG UNIT (PASSED) HD/EMERGENCY UNIT (PASSED)

HD/NAD

HD/MED

HD/FED

HD/ERD

HD/HKD

PS

PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS

MR BAYNE

MR FAIRWEATHER

MR BROOMFIELD

NNNN

MR MCLAREN

MR GOULDEN

MR GORE-BOOTH

MR BURNS

PS/NO 10.

MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE

MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE

MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE

PS/CHIEF SECRETARY HMT

MR FELLGETT HMT

MR MOORE HMT

HD SEC(O) (C) MOD

MR BELL DUS (F) MOD

MR BRACK AUS (F) MOD

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