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19 results found for '"Persian"' in Keywords.
Omar Khayyam forgery (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Professor L. P. Elwell-Sutton on the discovery that the manuscript of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam held in Cambridge University Library is a forgery. Male interviewer not identified. Audio...
UN demands Iran-Iraq ceasefire (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Geoffrey Howe, Foreign Secretary, reacting to the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Iran and Iraq; the USA possibly embargoing the supply of arms to the countries; and hopes resolution will halt attacks...
UN demands Iran-Iraq ceasefire (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Geoffrey Howe, Foreign Secretary, on the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War; curtailing the supply of arms; and possibility of an end to the war. Female interviewer not identified.
US military buildup in Persian Gulf as Iran stages exercises (1987)
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- News report; Speech
Report on USA military buildup in the Gulf and Iranâs mock attacks on shipping; with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Richard Murphy, confident Iranians will...
UK minesweepers won’t be sent to Gulf (1987)
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- Interview
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...
Geoffrey Howe on the Iran-Iraq War (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe answers questions on the Iran-Iraq War, following an attack by Iranians on a British tanker. Topics discussed include the possibility of an arms embargo and ceasefire....
Margaret Thatcher on Iranian attack (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher states her views on the Iran-Iraq War, following an Iranian attack on a British merchant vessel and an American attack on an Iranian vessel. Two questions posed by two...
Iranian attack on British tanker (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
On the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, Paul Maurice reports on location from the Gulf on the continually volatile situation following yesterday’s attack on a British tanker by...
Geoffrey Howe on President Ali Khamenei speech (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe responds to a summary of a speech given by the Iranian President, Ali Khamenei, which he boycotted. The UN pursues an arms embargo, and US Secretary of Defence,...
Sir Geoffrey Howe on mines in the Persian Gulf (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
In 2 parts. British Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, speaks to the UN assembly about Iran, with reference to the recent laying of mines by Iranian troops in the Persian Gulf, the closure of the Iranian...