Thatcher on Gulf ceasefire
- Title
- Thatcher on Gulf ceasefire
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
- TX Date
- 9 Aug 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:02:36
- Description
- Margaret Thatcher speaks on board HMS Manchester in the Gulf to reporters on Iran and Iraq agreeing to the UN ceasefire resolution and warns we must remain cautious. She then speaks by loudhailer to the ship’s crew, thanking them for their work in keeping the Gulf shipping lanes open and for their families’ sacrifice.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher
- Keywords
- Iran; UN; Shipping; Peacekeeping; Iraq; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Royal Navy; HMS Manchester; Naval personnel
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