Commons announcement by Defence Secretary Tom King

Title

Commons announcement by Defence Secretary Tom King

Genre

Speech

TX Date

9 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

House of Commons announcement by Defence Secretary Tom King on the nature of the British air and naval deployment to the Gulf for entirely defensive purposes, to deter further Iraqi aggression against Saudi Arabia and other threatened states in the region and in support of the United Nations embargo.

Contributors

Tom King

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; British; Great Britain; UN; Saudi Arabia; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991)

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