Peter de la Billiere appointment

Title

Peter de la Billiere appointment

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:46

Description

Peter Russell interviews Defence Secretary Tom King about the appointment of Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billiere, to assume command of all United Kingdom forces in the Gulf, following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Contributors

Tom King; Peter Russell

Keywords

Middle East; Armed forces; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Operation Desert Storm; Gulf States; Peter de la Billiere

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