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August 1990

Memos on Plans to Assassinate Saddam Hussein by American and Zionist Forces

This file contains memos on plans to assassinate Saddam Hussein by American and Zionist (Israeli) forces. Includes memos and telegrams dated between 15 August 1990 and 25 February 1991 between the Military Intelligence of the Special Republican Guard (SRG), Special Security Organization (SS), Gemeral Military Intelligence Directorate (GMID) and Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) concerning reports about American and Zionist (Israeli) plans to assassinate Saddam Hussein. Also includes a memo dated 1 August 1989 within the GMID concerning the surveillance of the telephone belonging to a person suspected of collaborating to commit acts against the regime.

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Conflict Records Research Center, National Defense University, SH‐GMID-D-000-323. Contributed by Steve Coll.

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2024-07-18

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Memorandum Telegram

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300866

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Top Secret