John Major announces Gulf military action

Title

John Major announces Gulf military action

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:04

Description

Peter Russell reports on the start of the Gulf War air strikes with UK Prime Minister John Major awake all night in constant touch with the USA and holding a war cabinet meeting this morning. Includes Major’s statement following the meeting announcing the allied military action. He will address the nation tonight.

Contributors

John Major; Peter Russell

Keywords

Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad; Tom King; Douglas Hurd; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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