Title

Major on Iraqi air-exclusion zone

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Aug 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:24

Description

John Major, speaking on ITN, defends the decision to send RAF aircraft to southern Iraq to help impose a UN air-exclusion zone, to protect civilians from Iraqi forces. He denies the decision is connected to US President George H W Bush’s Presidential re-election campaign. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

John Major; ITN

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; UK; Military aircraft; International relations; UN; Presidents; Peacekeeping; Election campaigns; Iraq; George H. W. Bush

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