British hostages in convoy to Baghdad

Title

British hostages in convoy to Baghdad

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

British Ambassador to Iraq, Harold Walker, speaks to James Bays about the journey being made by a convoy of 7 coaches containing 306 hostage women and children from Kuwait to Baghdad which he has been organising. He denies they are at risk of bandits. It is hoped they will receive exit visas quickly and be flown out of Iraq. Audio quality poor.

Contributors

Harold Walker; James Bays

Keywords

Hostages; Diplomats; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad; Amman

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