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James Baker and Douglas Hurd on a united Germany (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
In 2 short clips, US Secretary of State James Baker and UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd talk about the real possibility of a united Germany, 45 years after the end of World War II, in the context of an...
George Bush speech to Congress on his Gulf policies (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
In a nationally televised speech to the US Congress last night, President George Bush said that America was leading the international stand against Iraq. This report by Nick Peters looks at the speech’s...
News bulletin on Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; Speech
2 clips. 1: IRN news bulletin, read by Julie Benson, including a report on heavy armour being sent along with troops and fighter planes to Iraq. Defence Secretary Tom King says Iraq’s aggression cannot be...
Inflation rate the highest for eight years (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Inflation has soared to 10.6 per cent, the highest rate for eight years. Report includes excerpts from the Queen’s Speech of 1979, which identified controlling inflation as a priority, and Margaret...
UK troops to be sent to Saudi Arabia (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Defence Secretary Tom King (in the House of Commons?), announcing that Britain is sending six thousand troops and one hundred and twenty tanks to Saudi Arabia to join the international forces...
US Air Force chief fired (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC, where the head of the US Airforce has been fired after saying he’d bomb Baghdad and target Saddam Hussein if war broke out in the Gulf. The career of General Michael...
SLD conference - Cleese and Ashdown speeches (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports from the Social and Liberal Democrats conference in Blackpool where comedian and actor John Cleese made his first public appearance since joining the party. He talks about the need for...
Thatcher in Czechoslovakia on Iraqi expulsions (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Excerpt from press conference by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on a visit to Czechoslovakia, where she says the expulsion of two senior Iraqi diplomats, their officials and 23 other Iraqis announced...
German reunification treaty signed (1990)
- Genre
- Speech; News bulletin
News bulletin read by Ruth Hill focusing on the signing of the treaty sanctioning the reuniting of East and West Germany. Foreign ministers from Britain, the Soviet Union, France and the United States put...
Thatcher apology for Munich Pact (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Phillips reports on a speech by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly, apologising for the Munich Pact of 1938 which resulted in the country being split by Nazi...