Reconstruction Race Gathers Pace

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Reconstruction race gathers pace

The race to win reconstruction contracts has intensified, with a strong UK bid for greater involvement. UK companies have expressed fears of exclusion from post-war reconstruction projects because of the dominant role already established by US firms providing consultancy services to the government-in-exile. The UK bid receiving full official backing and has been promoted directly to the Prime Minister, Crown Prince Shaikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah in Taif, Saudi Arabia.

The UK delegation, introduced by Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd, met Kuwaiti officials in Taif on 9 February. The …