LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Uk soldiers leave for Rwandan relief effort

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Susanna Bateman reports on the departure of British troops to join the UN Rwandan relief effort following the civil war in the country. Planes carrying vehicles and equipment took off from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire and troops will stay out there for about three months. Includes interviews with Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Warmby; unnamed soldier; Major Ian Duncan, Royal Mechanical Engineers; Group Captain Brian Symes; Flight Lieutenant Ted Kazani(?).

Contributors

Susanna Bateman; Mike Warmby; Ian Duncan; Brian Symes; Ted Kazani(?)

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Ethnic conflicts; Military personnel; Refugees; Air force; Wiltshire; Foreign aid; War (events); Rwanda; Lyneham

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