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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