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Air attacks on Iraq - Elite force reduced by a third (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
American B-52 bombers have reduced Iraqi elite force capabilities by a third, according to the French. Report by unidentified male includes comment on the air strikes on Iraq and Kuwait from RAF Group...
Impact of Gulf War on UK economy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
UK Treasury Secretary David Mellor has met with the Treasury Select Committee to discuss the effect of the Gulf War on the economy. Despite the recession, it was decided that there should be no restrictions...
Iraqi troops desert, to join Kurdish guerrillas (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
There are reported to be around 80,000 Iraqi soldiers deserting to Kuwait and Turkey or joining Kurdish guerrillas opposed to the war in the Gulf. An unidentified (Middle Eastern?) male speaker says that...
British Army training - Preparing for ground offensive (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The British Army has carried out one of its biggest-ever training exercises, which suggests that a ground offensive in Kuwait could be imminent; the employment of gas mask suggests that the Army is expecting...
Help for civilians and prisoners of war in the Gulf (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Unidentified male speaker on the escalation of war in the Gulf and the need for the ICOC(?) (International Churches of Christ? Or possibly ICC - the International Criminal Court?) to protect prisoners of war...
Peter de la Billiere on Coalition strategy, Gulf War (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Coalition military strategy in Iraq and Kuwait and an interview with UN Commander-in-Chief, Sir Peter de la Billiere. He says that they are trying to minimise civilian casualties but that Iraqi...
Cheney & Powell fly to Saudi Arabia - Ground war likely (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Colin Powell meet with the House Armed Services Committee before they fly to Saudi Arabia to meet with Commander of the...
Battle of Khafji - Saudi reaction (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Report on the battle of Khafji, which Commander of the Coalition Forces, General Norman Schwarzkopf has described as a mosquito on an elephant. An unidentified Saudi Arabian officer answers reporters’...
Mortar bomb attack on 10 Downing Street (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Interview
Whitehall offices have been evacuated after terrorists attempted to blow up UK Prime Minister John Major and his war cabinet. Mortar bombs launched from outside the Ministry of Defence have landed in the...
IRA attack on Downing Street - 2 o’clock news (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Interview
The IRA is believed to be behind a mortar bomb attack on 10 Downing Street in an attempt to kill Prime Minister John Major. With on-location reports from Whitehall and Westminster are George Matheson and...