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- 1991 Dec 9 (Creation)
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Typescript transcript of Robert M Gates, Assistant to the US President and Deputy National Security Advisor, 1989-1991, interview with Brian Lapping, 9 Dec 1991, discussing events after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, 2 Aug 1990, leading up to US military intervention in Kuwait, 16, Jan 1991. He describes the meeting between US government representatives and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, 6 Aug 1990, seeking permission for US forces operate in Saudi Arabia; meeting with Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, 7 Aug 1990, and King Hassan II of Morocco; and meetings with US President George H W Bush and his advisors at Kennebunkport. Also describes Bush's meeting with Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, 28 Sep 1990; the role and composition of the Deputies Committee he chaired, which included Lawrence S Eagleburger, Richard N Haass, Robert M Kimmitt, and Paul Dundes Wolfowitz; and the role of US Congress in US military intervention. Also comments on Iraq's continued use of helicopters after its air force was grounded, Feb 1991. 32pp
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