Gulf rescue of British sailors

Title

Gulf rescue of British sailors

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:05:00

Description

Jon Snow of ITN explains his involvement in and the events of Operation Pear - the rescue of British seamen trapped in a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf during the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Interviewer not heard. Audio quality variable.

Contributors

Jon Snow

Keywords

Iran; British; Sailors; Military personnel; Military operations; Journalists; Wars (events); War correspondents; Iraq; ITN; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Cargo ships; Jon Snow

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