William Waldegrave on Heath mission

Title

William Waldegrave on Heath mission

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:23

Description

Interview (at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth) with Foreign Office Minister, William Waldegrave, on the visit of former UK Prime Minister, Ted Heath to Baghdad for talks with Saddam Hussein, in an effort to secure the release of hostages held in Iraq. Reporter not identified (poss. Paul Rowley).

Contributors

William Waldegrave; Paul Rowley?

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; International relations; Military affairs; Edward Heath; Prime ministers; Peacemaking; Hostages; Peacebuilding; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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