UN Secretary-General urges Saddam Hussein to remove troops from Kuwait

Title

UN Secretary-General urges Saddam Hussein to remove troops from Kuwait

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

With the United Nations deadline approaching, UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar calls for Saddam Hussein to pull his troops out of Kuwait and avoid war. Perez de Cuellar says that the Palestine problem will be top of the international agenda. Yesterday the House of Commons voted to support the use of force in Iraq. Chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Committee, David Howell says this sends a message to Iraq; Phil Mitchell, International Institute of Strategic Studies, says that superior air power will prove to be decisive. Tim Locke reports.

Contributors

David Howell; Javier Perez de Cuellar; Tim Locke; Phil Mitchell

Keywords

Israel; Middle East; Jewish-Arab relations; UK; UN; Palestine; War (concept); Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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