UK troops to be sent to Saudi Arabia

Title
UK troops to be sent to Saudi Arabia
Genre
Speech
TX Date
15 Sep 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:02:41
Description
Speech by Defence Secretary Tom King (in the House of Commons?), announcing that Britain is sending six thousand troops and one hundred and twenty tanks to Saudi Arabia to join the international forces opposing Saddam Hussein following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. To include the Seventh Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats).
Contributors
Tom King
Keywords
Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Military affairs; UN; NATO; Saudi Arabia; Presidents; Army; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Seventh Armoured Brigade

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LBC/IRN, "UK troops to be sent to Saudi Arabia". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008400579002 (Accessed 27 Jan 2026)