Ted Heath to negotiate Iraq hostages release

Title

Ted Heath to negotiate Iraq hostages release

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:45

Description

Mark Phillips reports on mixed reaction to the news former Prime Minister Edward Heath will fly to Baghdad via Amman in Jordan to negotiate the release of sick and elderly Western hostages held by Saddam Hussein. Includes interviews with Heath at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth; Joanna Copley and Conservative MP, Rob Hayward - both involved with the Gulf Support Group; former leader of the SDP, David Owen; and Foreign Office minister, William Waldegrave.

Contributors

Edward Heath; David Owen; William Waldegrave; Mark Phillips; Rob Hayward; Joanna Copley

Keywords

Politics; Conservative Party; Political conferences; UN; Conferences; Diplomacy; Hostages; Jordan; Bournemouth; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Baghdad; Amman; Gulf Support Group

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