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US rejects Major’s Kurds proposal

Title
US rejects Major’s Kurds proposal
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
12 Apr 1991
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:03:27
Description
North American correspondent Paul Woodley reports on the rejection by Europe and the United States of a proposal suggested by British Prime Minister John Major to create a UN-administered safe haven to protect Kurdish refugees within Iraq. They have yet to respond to a recent attack on Kurds by Iraq. And on calls for more aid to Kurdish refugees. Includes statements by US President George H. W. Bush; Abdul Amir al-Anbari, Iraqi Ambassador to the UN. Broadcast on LBC FM Breakfast.
Contributors
Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush; Abdul Amir al-Anbari
Keywords
USA; Armed forces; UN; Humanitarian assistance; Ethnic groups; Foreign aid; Wars (events); Political refugees; John Major; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); EC; Kurds

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