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7 November 1990) Report by the WEU Assembly on the consequences of the invasion of Kuwait (7 November 1990) Caption: In a report presented to the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) on 7 November 1990, the Defence Committee assesses developments in the situation in the Persian Gulf after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and emphasises the importance of carrying through WEU actions to help the United Nations in the settlement of the Gulf crisis. Source: Proceedings. Thirty-sixth ordinary session. Second part, III. Assembly documents. Paris: Assembly of Western European Union, December 1990. 346 p. "Consequences of the invasion of Kuwait: continuing operations in the Gulf region. Document 1248. 7 November 1990", p. 188. Copyright: (c) Translation CVCE.EU by UNI.LU All rights of reproduction, of public communication, of adaptation, of distribution or of dissemination via Internet, internal network or any other means are strictly reserved in all countries. Consult the legal notice and the terms and conditions of use regarding this site. URL: http://www.cvce.eu/obj/report_by_the_weu_assembly_on_the_consequences_of_th e_invasion_of_kuwait_7_november_1990-en-c3f8d6ba-c1ae-4071-b184- 4379a7051c87.html Last updated: 05/07/2016 1/47 Document 1248 7th November 1990 Consequences of the invasion of Kuwait: continuing operations in the Gulf region REPORT 1 submitted on behalf of the Defence Committee2 by Mr. De Hoop Scheffer, Rapporteur TABLE OF CONTENTS RAPPORTEUR'S PREFACE DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the consequences of the invasion of Kuwait: continuing operations in the Gulf region EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM submitted by Mr. De Hoop Scheffer, Rapporteur I. Introduction II. Developments from mid-September to date (i) Second extraordinary meeting of the WEU Council of Ministers, Tuesday, 18th September 1990 (ii) Meeting of Defence and Political Committees followed by Presi­ dential Committee meeting, Thursday, 20th September 1990 (iii) Assembly delegation to examine the WEU naval deployment in the Gulf III. Iraq: the military forces and policy options (i) Army (ii) Air force (iii) Navy (iv) Arms deployed in Kuwait and South Iraq IV. The responses of the United States of America and other nations V. Western European Union reactions and initiatives VI. Outstanding issues (i) National contributions (ii) Air cover and air operations generally (iii) Forward planning (iv) Publicity VII. Lessons for the future VIII. Conclusion 1. Adopted unanimously by the committee. 2. Members of the committee: Sir Dudley Smith (Chairman); Mrs. Baarveld-Schlaman, Mr. Uyttendaele (Vice-Chairmen); MM. Alloncle, Bassinet, Borderas (Alternate: de Puig), Cariglia (Alternate: Scovacricchi), Chevalier, Cox, De Decker, Dees (Alternate: De Hoop Scheffer), Ewing, Fernandes Marques (Alternate: Moreira), Fiandrotti, Fillon, Fioret (Alternate: Fassino), Fourré, Irmer, Jung, Kittelmann, Mrs. Lentz-Cornette, MM. Maris, Mota Torres, Moya, Pecchioli, Perinat (Alternate: Lopez Valdivielso), Romero, Scheer, Sinesio, Speed, Steiner, Sir John Stokes (Alternate: Lambie), MM. Vieira Mesquita, Zierer. N.B. The names of those taking part in the vote are printed in italics. 188 2/47 DOCUMENT 1248 APPENDICES I. Naval actions linked to the application of the embargo since the adoption of United Nations Resolution 665 (period covered: 26th August-1st November 1990) II. Updated position of present or future forces in the region of the Gulf III. Allied air power in the Gulf area IV. Allied ground forces in the Gulf area V. Iraqi mine capability VI. The Gulf area 189 3/47 DOCUMENT 1248 Rapporteur's Preface In preparing this report, the Rapporteur met or received evidence from the following: The Hague Admiral Herbert van Foreest, Chief of the Naval Staff; Captain J.H. Goemans, Naval Staff; Commander J.W. Sturman, Naval Staff. Paris Mr. Roland Dumas, Minister for Foreign Affairs; General Maurice Schmitt, Chief of the Defence Staff; Mr. Regis de Bellenet, Diplomatic Counsellor, Ministry of Defence; Captain Gilles Combarieu, Ministry of Defence; Captain Francois Rouvillois, Naval Staff. London Mr. Willem van Eekelen, Secretary-General of Western European Union; The Hon. Archie Hamilton, Minister of State for the Armed Forces; Mr. Richard Hatfield, Head of Secretariat (Overseas Commitments), Ministry of Defence; Miss Oona Muirhead, Defence Commitments Staff, Ministry of Defence; Group Captain J.L. Uprichard, RAF, Defence Commitments Staff, Ministry of Defence; Mr. Stephen Gomersall, Head of Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Mr. Michael Ryder, Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Group Captain David Bolton, Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies. Madrid Mr. Narcis Serra, Minister of Defence; Mr. Fernando Perpina, Secretary-General, Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Carlos Sanjuan, Chairman of the Congress Defence Committee; Mr. Ignacio Diez-Gonzalez, Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee. Lisbon Mr. Joaquim Fernando Nogueira, Minister of Defence; Mr. Joao de Deus Pinheiro, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Vitor Crespo, President of the Assembly of the Republic; Mr. Jaime Gama, Chairman of the Parliamentary Defence Committee; General Soares Carneiro, Chief of the Defence Staff; General Cabral Couto, Director of the National Defence Institute; Vice Admiral Rodrigues Consolado, Commander-in-Chief Iberian Atlantic Area; Rear Admiral Sarmento Gouveia, Home Fleet Commander. Djibouti Mr. Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of the Republic; Mr. Moumin Bahdon Farah, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Mr. Abdoulkader Waberi Askar, President of the National Assembly; General Gautier, Commander, French Forces in Djibouti; Captain Pichon, Commander of Naval Forces in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden; Colonel Rousseau, Commander of Land Forces; Colonel Escoffier, Commander, Air Force Detachment; Captain Wybo, Commanding Officer, Montcalm; Commander Demoisson, Commanding Officer, Protet. Abu Dhabi, Djebal Ali, Dubai and at sea in the Gulf H.R.H Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates; Mr. Hilal Lootah, President of the National Federal Council; Captain Pezard (France), Commanding Officer, FS Dupleix; 190 4/47 DOCUMENT 1248 Captain Buracchia (Italy), Commander, Italian Task Group; Commander Campregher (Italy), Commanding Officer, IS Orsa; Captain Mitchell (United Kingdom), Commanding Officer, RFA Diligence; Commander Gordon-Lennox (United Kingdom), Commanding Officer, HMS Battleaxe; Captain van Gurp (Netherlands), Commander, Netherlands Task Group; Commander van der Aa (Netherlands), Commanding Officer, HMS Witte de With; Commander Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands), Commanding Officer, HMS Pieter Florisz; Captain Orvis (United States), Commanding Officer, USS England. The Rapporteur and the committee extend their thanks to those ministers, officials and senior officers who gave evidence for the preparation of this report. The opinions expressed in the report, unless otherwise attributed, are those of the committee. 191 5/47 DOCUMENT 1248 Draft Recommendation on the consequences of the invasion of Kuwait: continuing operations in the Gulf region 1. The Assembly insists that the best peaceful solution for the Gulf crisis lies in the respect of the relevant United Nations resolutions, through the application of the present sanctions against Iraq, and RECOMMENDS that the Council seek to ensure that this principle continues to govern the actions both of member states and other allies. 2. The Assembly recalls its Recommendation 488, adopted on 20th September 1990, viz: " The Assembly approves the action taken by the Council in invoking Article VIII, paragraph 3, of the modified Brussels Treaty as a result of Iraq's aggression against and occupation of Kuwait. The Assembly welcomes the Council's readiness to place WEU co-ordination in the context of the implementation of United Nations Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664 and 665. The Assembly supports the Council's decision, not only to convene the meeting of the Minis­ terial Council, but also to constitute an ad hoc group to cover the Gulf crisis and especially to call the first meeting, under direct WEU auspices, of the chiefs of defence staffs. The Assembly believes that the Council should remain open to the idea of further co-operation and co-ordination at different levels over all aspects of operations in the Gulf area and therefore RECOMMENDS that the necessary steps be taken to formalise the Gulf ad hoc group to consider policy and implementation on a day-to-day basis, as long as the present crisis lasts, and urges all WEU nations to provide maximum information to the operational cell being run in the French Ministry of Defence. Concerned that the proliferation of vessels in the Gulf area could lead to problems in the very near future, the Assembly RECOMMENDS that further consultations take place immediately at gov­ ernmental level to establish common command and control in the various Gulf zones already agreed and further RECOMMENDS that urgent measures be taken to harmonise rules of engagement at least within each zone, and ensure that recognition procedures (IFF) are properly co-ordinated between all aircraft and naval units to assure the safety of friendly forces. The Assembly considers that WEU could play a useful role in helping to co-ordinate (perhaps in conjunction with other agencies) logistic support, reinforcement and resupply for the Gulf opera­ tions and that WEU nations' assets for sea- and airlift might be provided, in some cases where combat forces, for whatever reason,
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