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Subject: KING WARNS SADDAM OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS 11 NOV 90
Unit: OTSG
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Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: KING WARNS SADDAM OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS
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PRIORM ZYLW AUDMIA7111 315165'o FACE THE CONSEQUEN-ES.- SAID THE DEFENCE SECRETARY. 'WHAT HE IS
P 1116281 NOV EC TRYING TO DO IS TO STRING IT W. IN ANY WAY HE EAU. TRYING TO DIVIDE
FF. FBIS LONDON UK THE INCREDIBLE ALLIANCE OF THE WORLD. TRYING TO PRESENT MIKSELF AS A
TO FBIS RESTON VA JIO CANBERRA AS REASONABLE MAN AS HIS SDLOIERS GO OR SWM AND RAPING PA
CIN,USAIAVEUR LONDON UX//N2/1 MURDERING KUWAITIS. COMMING THE )07 APPALLING ATROCITIES AND
TA, IDKS FACILlTv LANGLEY AFB/IIDHSII CONTINUING WITH THIS TOTALLY ILLEGAL AGGRESSION AND WHAT APPEARS TO
UTAIS RAXSIEIR AB GE//IWW// Clh@PACFLI PEARL HARBOP. HI BE OLi ATTEMPT TO OBLITERATE THE EXISTENCE OF A COUNTRY.'
It A JIBE Al EL-PREXIER EDWARD HEATH -- W40 WENT TO IRAQ Ah)
FICEURLAN'T NORFOLK VA SECURED THE RELEASE OF SCME BRITISH WAGES -- MR KING SPOXE OF THE
US.EHTCON REAR XACOILL AFB FLI/CCPA// STREAM OF VISITING 'DISTINGUISHED FOFMER LEADERS' GIVING SA03AN
SECOND INTEL CO//TTU// CORUSASOIC WASH DC/IDISI/ liUSAYN THE HOPE THAT IF HE GAVE UP HOSTAGES THE WORLD WOULD REGARD
FBIS VIENNA AU HAVOPINYCEN SUITLAN3 NO HIM AS A DECENT MAN.
USNMP. SHAPE BE//PIO// DA WASHINGTON DC//DASG-MIR// MR KING ADDED: '"I I AN NOT GOI)IG TO DO IS TO SAY HOW LONG HE
CDR USAI'.AC WASHINGTON DC VOA WASH DC HAS GT. . HE IS NOW 9OH16 INTO A 517UATION IN WHICH HE FACES THE
STORAGE CENTER FBIS RESTON VA ANEKBASSY BANGKOK PROSPECT OF FORCE. 11 WOULD BE GROSSLY IRRESPONSIBLE IF I GAVE ANY
USIA WASHINGTON D./INEA/I A14EKBASSY MANAKA INDICATION AS TO WHEN THAT NIGHT BE. WE ARE MAKING PREPARA71ONS AND
DEFINTAGNCY WASH DC THDSE PREPARATIONS ARE WELL IN HAND.'
CDR PSYOPGP El BRAGG RC/IASO;-POG-SB// MR KING SAID THAT WHILE CASUALTIES COULD 10 BE AVOIDED IF THERE
CDR 82ND ABN DIV FT BRAGG NC//AFVC-GB-OSE-CHDI/ WERE A CONFLICT. THEY WERE DETERMINED TO HINIMISE THE14. 'THE LEY IS
AN EFFECTIVE MILITARY PLAN TW. CAN ACHIEVE IF.[ OBJECTIVES
NK FT GEO G MEADE Kg USILICCM AIDES VAIHIUGEH GE SUHI AND CAN DO 17 WITH THE HINI)CJG CASUALTIES IWMVED.' HE WENT
AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV ON.
C014SIrTHFLY WHEN MR WALDEN MENTIONED A QUOTED FIGURE DF IOC.000 CASUALTIES.
USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-PD-CURI/ MR KING REPLIED: 'I WON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY ABO67 NLIKSERS.
2OTFW RAF UPPER HEYFORD UK//DO/IN// OUR DETEF44INAllON WOULD BE TO SEE CASUALTY FIGURES H7.HING LIKE THAT
COKLTSNAVCENT FIGURE AY ALL.'
CORWESTCOM FT SHAFTER HI/IAPIN-IN// MR KING UNDERLINED THAT WHILE BRI71SH TROPS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO
CORIPAC HONOLULU HI CG III NEF//G-2// ULTIMATE OX C@. IT HAD BEEN AGREED THAT THEY WDJLD BE UNDER THE
FBIS TEL AVIV IS AXEMBASSY AMMAN TACTICAL CONTRO. ON THE GROUND OF THE U.S. KARIN[ GROUPING.
FOIS AMMAN JO FBIS NICOSIA Cy ON THE QUESTION Of BRITAIN SIRDING MORE FOXES. KR LING REPLIED:
FOSIF ROTA SP USCIKEUR VAIHINGEM G[i/E@132/i 'WE ARE GERUINELY LOOKIN' AT THIS AT THE MOMENT TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE
MAC INTEL CEN SCOTT AFB IL//INO// THE KOST HELPFUL CONTRI@ION WE COULD KAXE.-
DOOSPECREP 011RAWA JA HE SAID IF SADDAN HUSAYN HAD NJ@LEAR WEAPONS THAT WOULD BE A
ACCT FBLD-EWDE I(TRAL VIC'.AYION OF THE RON-PRDLIFERATION TREATY RAO HAD SIGNED AND
RATIFIED.
UNCLAS 7E/PNU/EUP iLrdAIT GAS 922 186 KR KING ADDED THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER THEIR POSiTIOh IF. AFTER
ACHIEVIRro THE REKOVAL OF IRAQ FROM KUWAIT. THEY FOUND BIOLOGICAL
WARNING: ATIN JORDAII AAM WEAPONS BEING PRODUCED. 'WE SHALL CONSIDER @ER WE HAVE A FUTHEP
OBJECTIVE.' HE SAID
WARNING: KIIII917E CONSIDERED ASKED ABOUT A POSSIBLE CHALLENGE TO MRS THATCHER'S LEADERSHIP. HE
SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT PART OF TTU'S INTERVIEW WITH SABOA)4 HUSAYN
SERIAL: LDIIIII62890 INVOLVED A GREAT TIRADE AGAINST MRS THATCHER AND A CALL FOR THE
PASS: CDPY TO LIAISON. PRDO TAC BRITISH PEOPLE TO GET RID DF HER. 'HE IS TRYING TO DIVIDE THE WEST.
IF WE HAD A CONTEST 0. WHAT AM I 70 SAY TO THE TRODPS ABOUT THE
WHOLE OF THE COUNTRY BEING BEHIND Y(XJ?' SAID MR KING.
S@BJ: KM WARNS SADDAM OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS MR WALDEN ASKED If HE @ MR HESELTIME SHOULD MM A
CHALLENGE. HE REPLIED: 'I THINX IT IS QUITE VRM AT THIS TIRE TO
SDURCE: LONDON PRESS ASSOCIATION IN ENGLISH 1544 c4q 11 NOW 90 DO CT.'
TEXT: (ENDALL) 111544 EVANSIAF 11/16461 NOV ST
//((BY CHRIS KKRIEFF. PRESS ASSOCIATION PO'@RTICAL EDITOR))
((TEXT)) DEFENCE SECRETARY TOM KING WARNED SADDAN IfJSAYli TODAY
THAT IF HE USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST ALLIED FORCES CT WOULD HAVE
VERY. VERY GRAYE CONSEQUENCES INDEED FOR IRAQ.-
MR KING TOLD BRIAN WALDEN ON LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION: 'I SAY
THAT OIJITE CLEARLY. I AN MGT GOING TO BE SPECIFIC OR GIVE ANY
INDICATIONS OF THE F004 THAT MIGHT TAKE. ME DO NM GIVE HIM THAT
COMFORT OF MING WHAT I(E MIGHT DO. BUT IT WOCLD BE THE STUPIDEST
THING HE COULD DO.'
MR KING. ft IS LEAVING FOR SAUDI ARABIA TONIGHT . SAID EARLIER:
'WE ARE NOT BLUFFIRG. If HE DDES VW GET CUT OF KUWAIT HE FACES THE
CERTAIN" DF FORCE. I KAKE THAT ABSDLUFELY CLEAR.'
HE ALSO W3 A KESME FOR MICHAEL HESELTIME. SAYING THAT WITH
SADDAN HUSAYli TELLING THE B9171SH PEOPLE TO GET RID OF MRS THATCHER
IT WOULD BE 'QIJITE WM AT THIS TIME' TO MEANT A CHALLENGE TO HER.
KR KING SAID NO SENSIBLE PERSON WANTED CONFLICT. 'ON THE DAY HE
INVADED. THE LlNl7fD NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. A SINGLE
DISSENTING VOICE. TOLD HIM TO LEAVE AND TAXE HIS TROOPS AWAY.
IT WAS CLEAR. UNEQUIVOCAL AND WITHOUT QUALIFICATION. HE HAS HAD
MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. IF HE DOESN'T DO 17 SOON. HE WILL HAVE TO
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Subject = KING WARNS SADDAM OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS 11 NOV
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