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Gulf crisis update - Thatcher, Hussein, Fitzwater (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says there will be no hostage deals with Iraq. Saddam Hussein makes a statement through an interpreter offering to hold talks with the USA; this is dismissed by White House...
Tornado squadron deployed to Bahrain (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
UK Defence Secretary Tom King announces his decision to deploy another squadron of Tornado GR1 aircraft to Bahrain to support the British presence in the Gulf.
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...
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...
Brian Keenan released (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Speaking at his first press conference after his release, former hostage Brian Keenan sends a message to his mother and reassures the families of John McCarthy, Tom Sutherland and Terry Anderson that they...
Kurt Waldheim - Press conference on Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Austrian President, Kurt Waldheim answers reporters’ questions in Jordan following his trip to Iraq, where he successfully negotiated the release of 80 Austrians and was the first Western leader to meet...
Margaret Thatcher on Gulf crisis and release of hostages (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher speaks to reporters in Helsinki, Finland, about the situation in the Gulf following the release of women and children held hostage by Saddam Hussein, and the UN’s...
Murder of PC Larry Brown (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
PC Laurence Brown has been killed with a shotgun as he approached a suspected car thief in Hackney, East London. Report includes statements from local resident Lorraine Uddings(?), Brown’s superior...
Douglas Hurd on hostages released from Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speaks about the release of women and children hostages from the Gulf and announces his visit to the Middle East. Some interference (buzzing) on the recording.
Brian Keenan following his release (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Freed Beirut hostage, Brian Keenan gives a press conference following his release in August 1990. He states that he does not want to be asked about the beatings he received, and describes his early years in...