Edward Heath leaves for Baghdad on mercy mission

Title

Edward Heath leaves for Baghdad on mercy mission

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

19 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Former Prime Minister Edward Heath speaks to reporters at Heathrow about his trip as he prepares to leave via Jordan for negotiations with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad over sick and elderly Britons held hostage since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Contributors

Edward Heath

Keywords

Heathrow Airport; UK; Elderly; Diplomacy; Hostages; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Baghdad; War (events)

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