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Gulf War - John Major on success of initial strikes (1991)
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- Speech
Statement by UK Prime Minister John Major on the initial reports of success coming back from the Gulf War and how there are no British casualties.
Gulf War - Major regrets necessity and hopes for swift resolution (1991)
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- Speech
Statement by UK Prime Minister John Major on how regrettable it is military action had to be taken against Saddam Hussein starting Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, being in constant touch with ally the...
Saddam on Gulf War enemies (1991)
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- Speech
Translation of a speech by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein saying the traitors will be destroyed once the Satan of Bush is beaten along with criminal Tel Aviv. Follows the start of allied military action...
Iraqi reaction to allied military action (1991)
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- Speech
Statement by Iraqi spokesman? following start of allied military action in the Gulf War. Says they will defend their country and claims the allies want to destroy Iraq and the action has little to do with...
Initial success of Gulf War air strikes (1991)
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- Speech
Statement on Gulf War progress saying we have made an encouraging start and missions were successful but is cautious. Male British speaker not identified.
John Major announces Gulf military action (1991)
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- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports on the start of the Gulf War air strikes with UK Prime Minister John Major awake all night in constant touch with the USA and holding a war cabinet meeting this morning. Includes...
Gulf War air strike success (1991)
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- Speech
Speech to Parliament on the initial successes of the air strikes in the Gulf War. Male speaker not identified.
Cheney and Powell on Gulf War air strikes (1991)
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- News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington on US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney’s statement (with excerpts) on how there will be no let up on the strikes in the Gulf War and Joint Chief of Staff General Colin...
Bush on Gulf war air strike success (1991)
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- Speech
Press statement by US President George H. W. Bush on the success of the initial Gulf War attacks and how he hopes the loss of life will be of a minimum.
Gulf War - suppressed optimism in the US (1991)
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- News report; Speech
Report on the US reaction to the success in the Gulf War with all trying not to be overly optimistic. Includes President George H. W. Bush saying prayers are with the troops and civilians caught up in the...