Tom King on sending British forces to the Gulf
- Title
- Tom King on sending British forces to the Gulf
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 9 Aug 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:05:21
- Description
- Defence Secretary Tom King on the decision to send British forces to the Gulf in defence of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states under threat of Iraqi invasion. On protecting British forces against the possible Iraqi use of chemical weapons, and his hopes that Arab and European nations will join the United States of America and Britain in the multi-national effort. Interviewer is Elena Curti.
- Contributors
- Tom King; Elena Curti
- Keywords
- USA; Armed forces; British; International relations; Saudi Arabia; Wars (events); Iraq; Chemical weapons; Gulf War (1990-1991)
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