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US-Iraqi talks on Gulf crisis (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on US Secretary of State James Baker’s visit to Geneva, Switzerland to meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz over the Gulf crisis. Includes excerpt of nationwide radio broadcast by US...
Iraqi pilots surrender as UN deadline draws closer (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the crews of six Iraqi helicopters deserting to ask for asylum in Saudi Arabia as the UN deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait draws closer. US Defence Department spokesman, Pete Williams says...
USA declares war on Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Following a vote in the US Congress, the USA has effectively declared war on Iraq. Various unidentified politicians and anti-war campaigners express their views. Congressman Joseph Kennedy makes a speech, as...
Iraqi people accept challenge of war with USA (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andy Stenton reports from Baghdad as the Iraqi people vote to accept war against the United States. Saqdi(?) Mehdi Salah(?) announces the feelings of Iraq after UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar’s...
MPs vote in favour of war against Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
MPs in the House of Commons have backed the use of force against Saddam Hussein and Iraq to remove them from Kuwait. MPs voted 534 to 57 in favour of going to war. UK Prime Minister John Major says that the...
John Major feels war with Iraq is justified (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister John Major tells the House of Commons that although Britain is reluctant to go to war against Iraq, if it is forced to do so, then it will be a just war.
John Major says UK ready to go to war (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister John Major tells the House of Commons that the UK is ready to go to war and that it is only Saddam Hussein who can prevent a conflict.
UN Secretary-General urges Saddam Hussein to remove troops from Kuwait (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
With the United Nations deadline approaching, UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar calls for Saddam Hussein to pull his troops out of Kuwait and avoid war. Perez de Cuellar says that the Palestine...
US Navy Commander addresses his men (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
US Navy Commander David Bill addresses his troops from the bridge of the USS Wisconsin after the deadline for Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait passes. US troops have been placed on DEFCON 2 and Bill...
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...