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December 16, 1999	Letter, O'Brien to Sherard Cowper-Coles, 'Telephone Call with President Clinton, 16 December' Clinton and Blair discuss Israel/Syria, Iraq, the Helsinki Summit, translatic relations, Russia, the IMF, and Northern Ireland.
Date unknown	Meeting over dinner between Saddam Hussein and unidentified military individuals during the war with Iran This file contains a meeting over dinner between Saddam Hussein and unidentified military individuals during the war with Iran. Saddam reviewed the latest updates in the field of the Air Force. He discussed the specifications of air‐to‐air missiles of the F‐14 Iranian jet fighter and the general merits of using such jets compared to other types of jet planes. The attendees also discussed the historical performance of other Arab militaries, Israeli military proficiency, and other subjects related to the war.
December 3, 1989	Dialogues between Saddam Hussein, Iraqi ambassadors and journalists in foreign countries This file contains dialogues between Saddam Hussein and Iraqi ambassadors in foreign countries. This period contains an Iraqi ambassador comment on the Zionist influence in the United States. He stated that the American brains were conducting the Zionism in the United States. He added that the Jewish immigration whether to Israel or to the United states would create a threat on the Arab Countries. Saddam commented that the Soviet Jewish immigration to these states would decrease because the regime has changed in the Soviet Union. He said that Israel wished the Berlin wall would move to the States of the Middle East. Their target was to eliminate the wall separating them from the Arab States. He added that the democratic changes were continuously occurring. He gave an example about a protest in Czechoslovakia. It leads to the resignation of 11 Ministers of the Czechoslovakian government. Saddam answered that when a protest occurred in the Yarmuk City, Iraq, the Revolutionary Command Council considered carefully how to deal with the protest. . Israel was afraid from the Iraqi evolution to a technologically developed country. Saddam stated that every new power appearing in the world might threaten the two existent enormous poles. That was the reason Iraq fought. This period contains the Saddam declaration on the ambassadors' freedom to express their opinions. He also noticed that they were well prepared for the discussion. He added that the good preparation for the conferences was the key of their success.
November 15, 1986	"Saddam and the Revolutionary Command Council Discuss President Ronald Reagan's Speech in which he Admitted that the United States had a Relationship with Iran." This audio file contains a meeting between Saddam Hussein and the Revolutionary Command Council members to discuss the position of the US and Russia towards the Iraq war, specifically citing a Reagan speech which confirms US-Iran relations. It discusses Russia's position. Furthermore, he talks about the deal that America had offered to Iraq in which America would support Iraq with weapons and Iraq would give the US Russian tanks to be examined. Saddam comments on some of President Regan's speech like stopping the war and censuring violence. Saddam recommends sending a letter to the United States Government in which Iraq expresses its suspicions of the American positions. In addition, Saddam said that America is trying to create a misunderstanding between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and America's desire of not leaving the alliance with Iran for the benefit of Russia will force it to achieve the Iranian ambitions in the Arabian Gulf. Then Tariq 'Aziz talks about the friendly relationships with the great countries. He said that it's a hopeless case because the great countries are running after their own benefits even if it's against its own friends. Discussion regarding America wanting to end the war through supporting Iran, also to achieve its alliance with Iran. He adds that if America follows this policy, it will commit political suicide in the region.
May 1994	Analysis of President Bill Clinton's Policy Strategies This file includes a printed publication from the Iraqi Intelligence Service Research and Studies Center titled "Conflict Strategies of the American President Bill Clinton and means of Confronting them." The table of contents of the study: general overview, objective, theory of conflict management, research curriculum, scientific reality of President Clinton's conflict decisions, analysis of conflict decisions, conclusions, recommendations.
October 4, 1990	Cable No. 1190 from Ambassador Nonoyama Tadayuki (Jordan) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Prime Minister Kaifu’s Visit to Jordan (Meeting with the Crown Prince)' Summary of Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu's meeting with Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. During the discussion, the Crown Prince expresses the economic and political difficulties Jordan has faced following the invasion and enactment of sanctions against Iraq. In addition to asking for Japanese economic investment, he provides a description of Saddam Hussein's mindset.
Date unknown	Saddam Hussein attending an Iraqi government meeting with Ba'th Party members regarding the use of chemical weapons. Saddam discusses chemical weapons and world politics with his advisers. He mentions that Iraq may teach the Arab countries how to manufacture chemical weapons technology. He discusses his threats against Israel and that country's weapons program. He discusses Iranian military programs and cooperation with China and North Korea.
1988	A meeting between Saddam Hussein and some Iraqi officials regarding political relations between Iraq, Iran, and the US This undated 63-minute audio file contains a meeting between Saddam Hussein and some Iraqi officials regarding the political relationship between Iraq, Iran, and the USA.
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.
August 30, 1994	The Chancellor's [Helmut Kohl's] Meeting with King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan on 29 August 1994 at the Chancellor’s Office, 16.30 hours until 17.50 hours Kohl and King Hussein look into the situation in the Middle East and in Northern Africa. They focus on on the situation in the individual countries of the Middle East, the perspectives of the peace process in the region and the bilateral relationship between Germany and Jordan.