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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...
Gerald Kaufman on the situation in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Shadow Foreign Secretary, Gerald Kaufman, expresses his disgust at Saddam Hussein’s parading hostages on Iraqi television, and discusses Iraq’s closure of foreign embassies and the possible use of...
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...
Walter Bodmer on animal testing charter (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor Sir Walter Bodmer, Director of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, speaks about a newly-published charter on the importance of animal testing and refutes allegations that animals are effectively...
UN meets to agree action against Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The five major members of the UN Security Council - Britain, France, the United States, the Soviet Union and China â are holding talks in an attempt to agree on the line of action to take against Iraq,...
Brian Keenan released (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Irishman Brian Keenan has been released after four years being held hostage in Beirut, following his kidnapping by the militant group Islamic Dawn. Reaction from his sister, Elaine Spence, the Irish Foreign...
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...
Iraq rounds up foreigners (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Iraq announces that up to 6,500 British and US nationals in Kuwait are being rounded up for their own safety. Includes the warning as broadcast in Kuwait by the BBC World Service. Response by British Foreign...
The Guinness Four - Sentencing and reaction (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Former Chief Executive of Guinness, Ernest Saunders is convicted of illegally rigging the stock market along with Gerald Ronson, Anthony Parnes and Jack Lyons, known as the Guinness Four. James Saunders...