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Douglas Hurd on diplomatic relations with Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd tells reporter Phil Edwards that diplomatic channels will be kept open with Baghdad even after hostilities begin in Iraq. Hurd, speaking hours after the UN deadline for Iraqi...
Perez de Cuellar makes final appeal to Saddam Hussein (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar urges Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to withdraw his forces from Kuwait, saying that the Palestinian problem will be top of the international agenda. Anti-war...
Funeral of 14 killed by Red Army in Lithuania (1991)
- Genre
- Music; News report
Sue Jameson reports from the funeral of 14 people killed in Lithuania after the Red Army stormed the country’s television tower. Jameson, in Vilnius, describes the funeral where around half a million...
US coverage of first Gulf War air strikes (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Nick Peters reports from Washington on the US media coverage of the first allied air strikes of the Gulf War. Includes former Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger speaking on CNN; Bernard Shaw reporting live...
Gulf War strikes start (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on preliminary discussions between US President George H. W. Bush and UK Prime Minister John Major to set up military operations against Iraq, and Major’s statement following the first...
US claims cautious success in Gulf War air strikes (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Nick Peters reports from Washington on the Gulf War air strikes and the mood in Washington after the start of Operation Desert Storm. Includes statements with all hoping for minimum casualties from: Dick...
Gulf War airstrikes (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Maurice reports from the war zone on the Gulf War air strikes that are hitting targets in Kuwait and Iraq, their success, allied casualties and avoidance of civilian casualties. Saudi airlines pilot...
Gulf War air strikes success (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Philip Cottrell reports on the first Gulf War air strikes, success and casualties. Statement on success from UK Defence Secretary Tom King who praises the courage and skill of the pilots; British pilot Fight...
Iraqi missile attacks on Israel (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Phillips reports on Israeli reaction to Iraqi missiles fired at them which caused damage but no casualties, the fear of chemical attacks and possible Israeli defensive action. Including air raid siren;...
Arab men arrested in Berlin (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Catherine Field reports from Berlin on 4 Arab men being arrested in Berlin on suspicion of terrorism.