UK aid for Kurdish refugees

Title

UK aid for Kurdish refugees

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

4 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Press conference by Prime Minister John Major on the aid that will be given to the Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and not providing military assistance to the Kurds who are being persecuted by Saddam Hussein despite encouraging them to rebel. Also includes reporters asking questions on the Kurdish plight.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

Military affairs; UN; Humanitarian assistance; Diplomacy; Ethnic groups; Turkey; Foreign aid; Persecution; Political refugees; Iraq; Saddam Hussein; Kurds

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