LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Gulf war operations end

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

12 o’clock IRN news presented by Allan King focusing on the declaration of the end of the Gulf war by the allies. Includes reports from George Matheson; Paul Rowley at Downing Street; announcement by US President George H W Bush; reaction from locals in Baghdad and British troops from the First Armoured Division (Desert Rats) Lance Corporals Brian Moore(?), Andy Gatsby and Bert Walstall(?). Other news: Barclays Bank to shed 5,000 jobs. Carmen Proetta settles libel damages against the Sunday Times after the newspaper accused her of lying in her account of the killing of IRA gunmen by the SAS in Gibraltar.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; George H. W. Bush; George Matheson; Allan King; Brian Moore(?); Andy Gatsby; Bert Walstall(?)

Keywords

Terrorists; IRA; Sunday Times; Libel; Barclays Bank; Special forces; Gibraltar; Military operations; Banks; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad; Carmen Proetta; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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