Gulf crisis - UN Security Council meeting

Title

Gulf crisis - UN Security Council meeting

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

18 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Concern about Britons and Americans being held in Iraq and Kuwait has been voiced at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York. The UN has asked its Secretary General, Javier Perez de Cuellar, to take appropriate action. Includes statements from US Ambassador to the UN, Thomas Pickering, US State Department spokesman, Richard Boucher, and former Director of US Operations in the Middle East, Admiral Eugene Carroll. Interviewer is Paul Woodley.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Richard Boucher; Thomas Pickering; Eugene Carroll

Keywords

USA; UK; International relations; UN; Hostages; Wars (events); Iraq; Foreigners; Gulf War (1990-1991); Javier Perez de Cuellar

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