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6 results found for '"British Embassy (Kuwait)"' in Keywords.
Douglas Hurd defies Iraqi demands to close British Embassy in Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd says Britain will defy the Iraqi ultimatum to close the British Embassy in Kuwait, and condemns Saddam Hussein’s strategy of seizing Westerners to use as a human...
UK stance on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks at a press conference where she outlines Britain’s stance on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and announces that Foreign Office Minister William Waldegrave has been...
British Embassy in Kuwait sealed off (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Embassies in Kuwait are being forced to close by Iraqi troops, and diplomats have been warned to leave before the deadline, but four British diplomats remain at their Embassy. Includes an interview with...
Douglas Hurd on diplomats and hostages released in Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on the four British diplomats holding out at the British Embassy in Kuwait, which is surrounded by Iraqi troops. He expresses his relief at the release of 42 British...
Gerald Kaufman on the situation in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Shadow Foreign Secretary, Gerald Kaufman, expresses his disgust at Saddam Hussein’s parading hostages on Iraqi television, and discusses Iraq’s closure of foreign embassies and the possible use of...
Margaret Thatcher visits Gulf families group (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, visits the 24-hour headquarters of the Gulf Families Support Group, set up to provide support and information for families of those held in the Gulf. She commends the...