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De Gaulle’s Tour

Date released

1 Sep 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1526

NoS ID

022583

Story no

7 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: De Gaulle’s Tour. DESCRIPTION: General de Gaulle’s tour of overseas French possessions seemed to have been popular with most of the people out there. His friendly approach earned...

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Gulf War friendly fire incident (1991)

Genre

Interview

An unidentified female Irish speaker (relative of soldier killed?) reacts to a report on a friendly fire incident during the Gulf War in which American planes opened fire on a British convoy. She cannot...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Village Life: Kintbury (1986)

This week, Mike Matthews visits Kintbury, a village that lies in West Berkshire, between Newbury and Hungerford, and is one mile off the A4. His first interview is with a lady that tells the story of the...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Brit killed by friendly fire in Gulf (1991)

Genre

Interview

A Scottish relative (not identified) on his frustration with US friendly fire after losing a loved one during the Gulf war and the MOD asking the family not to go to the media. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Inquiry into British friendly fire incident (1991)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker, addressed only as Sir Peter (poss. Sir Peter de la Billiere, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces during the Gulf conflict) on an inquiry into a friendly fire incident. He is...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Iraqi POWs and friendly fire incident (1991)

Genre

Speech; Press conference

Press statement by an unidentified British forces spokesman on Iraqi prisoners of war in the Gulf war, their condition and treating them well. Also on a friendly fire incident yesterday where an American A10...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Commons debate on friendly fire inquest ruling (1992)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Peter Russell reports on a House of Commons debate on the inquest verdict in Oxford which ruled 9 British soldiers were unlawfully killed by American friendly fire during the Gulf War. Includes speeches by...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

US friendly fire kills 26 (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

Paul Woodley reports as a series of mistakes led to US friendly fire on two American helicopters flying over Iraq. The helicopters were mistaken for Iraqi aircraft defying the UN no-fly ban in the region. 26...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Gulf War - Protecting and supporting the front line (1991)

Genre

News report

Report on the precautions taken to prevent friendly fire in the Gulf, the chemical weapons alerts, and the logistics behind supporting the troops. Male reporter not identified (poss. James Matthews).

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Friendly fire deaths were unlawful (1992)

Genre

Interview; Press conference

Reaction of Anne Leech, mother of killed soldier Kevin Leech, following an inquest in Oxford where the jury has decided 9 British soldiers were unlawfully killed when their armoured vehicles were mistakenly...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio