Perez de Cuellar makes final appeal to Saddam Hussein

Title

Perez de Cuellar makes final appeal to Saddam Hussein

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

16 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar urges Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to withdraw his forces from Kuwait, saying that the Palestinian problem will be top of the international agenda. Anti-war protests have been taking place across the USA and church leaders have been offering up prayers for the nation. Chaplain of Congress, James Ford adds a prayer for US President George H. W. Bush ahead of war in Iraq. Nick Peters reports.

Contributors

Nick Peters; James Ford; Javier Perez de Cuellar

Keywords

USA; Israel; Jewish-Arab relations; Political protests; Demonstrations; UN; Clergy; Palestine; Wars (events); Kuwait; White House; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Prayer; George H. W. Bush

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