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  • Allied progress in Gulf war (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Clare Martin reports on the progress of the war in Iraq after allied forces have released a summary of attacks so far and Defence Secretary Tom King has said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s military...

  • Kuwait oil slick in Gulf war (1991)

    Genre
    Press conference

    General Norman Schwarzkopf press statement about the attempt to limit the damage done by an oil spill created by Iraq in the Gulf, with the source now on fire and the flow of oil also cut off. It was a fine...

  • Iraqi jets impounded in Iran (1991)

    Genre
    Press conference

    American Defence Secretary Dick Cheney comments to press on the Iraqi air force jets escaping to neutral Iran where they will be impounded until the end of the Gulf war. He says it is not clear whether the...

  • Tornado crews on missions in Iraq (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    British pool reporter Tom Carver talks to the crews of British Tornado bombers (not identified) as they land in Saudi Arabia after missions in Iraq for Operation Desert Storm. They describe how they are...

  • Oil slick in the Gulf (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    James Bays reports on the clean up operation of the oil slick in the Gulf caused by Iraq during the Gulf war. With comment from US Brigadier General Pat Stevens; manager of the UK oil spill centre in...

  • Bush on humane Gulf war (1991)

    Genre
    Speech

    US President George H W Bush speaks to America’s religious broadcasters about the Gulf War against Iraq. He says war never comes easy or cheap but civilian casualties are being kept to a minimum. He says...

  • Gulf war USA latest (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech; Music

    Report on latest in the USA on the Gulf war. Although it was hoped the air campaign would draw Iraqi troops out of Kuwait, US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney says coalition forces are ready for a ground...

  • Should Gulf war remove Saddam (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on speculation about how and when the war with Iraq should end and if President Saddam Hussein should be removed from power to ensure stability in the region. With comment from Kuwaiti ambassador to...

  • British prisoners of war used as human shields in Gulf (1991)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Foreign Office minister Douglas Hogg answers press questions about British prisoners of war being held as human shields at economic and scientific sites in Iraq. He says this is a breach of the Geneva...

  • Commons debate on oil slick in the Gulf (1991)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; News report

    Des Fahy reports from the House of Commons on a debate concerning the oil slick in the Gulf caused by Iraq and international operation to clean it up. An equivalent of eight million barrels of oil has...