UK minesweepers won’t be sent to Gulf
- Title
- UK minesweepers won’t be sent to Gulf
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 1 Aug 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:03:45
- Description
- Foreign Office Minister David Mellor on the threat to shipping in the Gulf from Iran and Iraq and decision not to send British minesweepers as requested by the USA; and the effect of decision on Britainâs relations with the USA. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- David Mellor
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; UK; International relations; Military affairs; UN; Shipping; Weapons; Conflict resolution; Warships; Iraq; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Persian Gulf
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LBC/IRN, "UK minesweepers won’t be sent to Gulf". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009300158011 (Accessed 22 Jun 2025)