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31 results found for '"Tanks"' in Keywords.
John Humphries on Government plans to privatise water industry (1989)
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- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews John Humphries(?), a member of the Selsdon Group, which was established to promote free market policies within the Conservative Party. Humphries criticises Conservative Trade and...
British tanks deployed in Saudi Arabia (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports from Saudi Arabia on Challenger battle tanks from the seventh armoured brigade, the Desert Rats being deployed in the deserts there for the first time since the start of the Gulf...
Challenger tanks deployed in Gulf (1990)
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- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports from Saudi Arabia, where Challenger battle tanks from the UK Seventh Armoured Brigade are being deployed in the deserts of Saudi Arabia for the first time in the Gulf crisis. Although...
Preparations for war in Gulf continue despite diplomatic efforts (1990)
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- News report; Interview
The USA has asked the UN Secretary General for help in securing the release of Western hostages held following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. But as defence correspondent Paul Maurice now reports,...
Corporal John Kelly on life in Kuwait desert (1990)
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- Interview
Interview (from Kuwait) with Corporal John Kelly from Streatham, South London, on duty with the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, and gunner of The Warrior vehicle. He talks about day-to-day life, doing...
Assessment of British soldiers in Kuwait (1990)
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- Interview
Unidentified male British Army officer on soldiers’ preparations prior to their arrival in Kuwait. Asked about the reliability of equipment, specifically the Warrior and Challenger armoured vehicles, he...
Tom King on the extra forces going to the Gulf (1990)
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- News report; Interview
Report and interview with Defence Secretary Tom King on the extra armed forces he is sending to the Gulf to send a message to Saddam Hussein that he should withdraw from Kuwait as per UN resolutions. The...
Sarah Hogg on being appointed into John Major’s think tank (1990)
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- Interview
Sarah Hogg, wife of Foreign Secretary Douglas Hogg, talks about being appointed to John Major’s think tank policy unit. On what the job entails, if she was expecting to get the position, why she was...
Desert Rats prepare for Iraq war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Defence correspondent Paul Maurice reports from Saudi Arabia as the Deserts Rats of the British 7th Armoured Brigade train in preparation for war in Iraq. Colonel John Morbey(?) describes the manoeuvres and...
Tam Dalyell warns of environmental impact of Iraq war (1991)
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- Interview
Environmentalists are warning that war in the Gulf could wreak havoc with the planet. They are calling for the United Nations Security Council to debate the ecological consequences of a battle in the...