Parliament debate over Kurdish safe havens

Title

Parliament debate over Kurdish safe havens

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

18 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Westminster for LBC Newstalk on the Parliamentary debate over temporary safe haven camps being set up in northern Iraq for Kurdish refugees now John Major has received international support for the plans, and on action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Includes Commons speeches by: Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd; shadow Foreign Secretary Gerald Kaufman; Labour MPs Tam Dalyell and Tony Banks; Tories Paul Marland and Toby Jessel; Labour’s Tony Benn; and Prime Minister John Major.

Contributors

Tony Benn; Gerald Kaufman; Douglas Hurd; Tam Dalyell; John Major; Paul Rowley; Tony Banks; Paul Marland; LBC Newstalk; Toby Jessel

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; UK; Humanitarian assistance; Refugees; Peacekeeping; Ethnic groups; Foreign aid; Wars (events); Political refugees; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Kurds

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