Ark Royal to be deployed in Bosnia mission

Title

Ark Royal to be deployed in Bosnia mission

Genre

Speech

TX Date

14 Jan 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

Commons announcement by Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind of the decision to deploy HMS Ark Royal and support ships and troops to the Adriatic to increase protection for British troops delivering humanitarian aid in Bosnia. Rifkind maintains the government’s position of non-intervention in the civil war in the former Yugoslavia.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind

Keywords

Armed forces; Ethnic conflicts; Humanitarian assistance; War (concept); Warships; Wars (events); Religious conflicts; Yugoslavia; Civil wars (events); Civil war (concept); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); HMS Ark Royal

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