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- 1991 Dec 4 (Creation)
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Typescript transcript of Richard B (Dick) Cheney, US Secretary of Defense, 1989-1993, being interviewed by Richard Perle, 4 Dec 1991, in which he comments on events from Aug 1990 leading up to the Gulf War including Saudi Arabia's decision to allow US armed forces in their territory after Cheney's meeting with King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, 6 Aug 1990; meeting with Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt; communications with Soviet government concerning the UN Resolutions; US President George H W Bush's meeting with Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, 28 Sep 1990; the press conference following James Baker, US Secretary of State, and Tariq Aziz, Iraq Foreign Minister, 1983-1991, meeting in Geneva, 9 Jan 1991; and the beginning of the air attack on Iraq, 16 Jan 1991. Also describes the situation of Israel during the hostilities, and the role of the US Congress in the decision to send US forces into armed combat. 16pp
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