Blair urged Kuwait to buy UK artillery as Gulf war payback, papers show
by Jamie Grierson from World news | The Guardian on (#61J3T)
Notes from late 1990s show UK government believed it was due contract in recognition of defence of Kuwait
Tony Blair urged Kuwait to buy the UK's latest artillery as payback for supporting the country during the Gulf war, newly released papers reveal.
Blair lobbied Crown Prince Sheikh Sa'ad between 1998 and 1999, including calling in on him during a brief stopover on a flight home from South Africa.
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