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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