Douglas Hurd defies Iraqi demands to close British Embassy in Kuwait

Title

Douglas Hurd defies Iraqi demands to close British Embassy in Kuwait

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

20 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd says Britain will defy the Iraqi ultimatum to close the British Embassy in Kuwait, and condemns Saddam Hussein’s strategy of seizing Westerners to use as a human shield to protect against attack. He also confirms that the deployment of British forces was primarily to deter Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia. Report by Paul Rowley.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Paul Rowley

Keywords

British; Embassies and consulates; Hostages; Saudi Arabia; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Foreigners; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; British Embassy (Kuwait)

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