War moves closer in Iraq

Title

War moves closer in Iraq

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Sir John Moberly, who was Britain’s ambassador to Baghdad until 1985 tells David Piper that he is not surprised at the failure of talks in Geneva between US Foreign Secretary James Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz aimed at avoiding militay action in the Gulf crisis. For FM breakfast programme. Broadcast heard in background.

Contributors

David Piper; John Moberly

Keywords

USA; Foreign relations; International relations; UN; Conflict resolution; Diplomacy; Foreign policy; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; James Baker; Tariq Aziz

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