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The Gemma Lawrence Appeal Fund (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
The Mayor of Bridport, Derek Cash, talks about the appeal that has been set up for the family of recovered abduction victim Gemma Lawrence: the interest shown, what is being donated, who is giving to the...
George Bush brands Saddam Hussein a liar (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
In a speech to staff at the Defense Department, US President George H.W. Bush brands Saddam Hussein a liar. He talks about why the US troops are in the Gulf, how Saddam has used poisonous gas on his own...
Wife of shot businessman pleads for return of body (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Thelma Croskery, the wife of British businessman Douglas Croskery, shot dead by Iraqi troops whilst trying to escape from Kuwait, makes an emotional plea to the Iraqis to release her husband’s body. She...
Agreement between Iran and Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
James Matthews reports from the Gulf on the agreement between Iran and Iraq. It looks at how Iraq will withdraw all its troops, and how King Hussein of Jordan (Hussein bin Talal) has offered himself as a...
BBC World Service announcement to British citizens in Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Public information
All British subjects in Kuwait have been ordered by the Iraqi authorities to assemble at the Regency Palace Hotel.This message from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was relayed by the BBC World...
British citizens will not be allowed to leave Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Iraq’s Ambassador to London, Dr Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, says the British citizens currently in Iraq and unable to leave are guests in his country and will be treated well; he dismisses reports of the death...
Richard Gordon reports on union talks on North Sea oil workers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Richard Gordon reports on union talks with (unofficially) striking North Sea oil workers. Report looks at the workers’ wives trying to hand over a petition to BP in Glasgow, their discussion with company...
Lord Denning defends his controversial comments (1990)
- Genre
- News report
Report on Lord Denning (Tom Denning)'s controversial comments about the probable guilt (as he saw it) of the Guildford Four. Denning says his words were taken out of context, but he regrets the publication...
Speech by George Bush before meeting King Hussein of Jordan (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on US President George Bush’s disappointment at Jordan’s perceived support of Iraq, how sanctions are working, and how America is refusing to talk to Iraq until it withdraws from Kuwait. Male...
Yusuf Islam calls for all non-Muslim forces to be withdrawn from the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Sophie Dekker reports on how Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) has visited the London embassies of countries involved in the Gulf conflict with a delegation claiming to represent British Muslims....