Tony Benn postpones visit to Iraq

Title

Tony Benn postpones visit to Iraq

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

The Foreign Ministry in Baghdad has asked UK Labour MP Tony Benn to defer his visit to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by one week. Benn hopes to persuade the Iraqi President to release British hostages; he will take a message from Nelson Mandela, stating that the African National Congress supports any efforts to avert a war. Benn refers to the mission of former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath, which suffered the same setback but ended in securing the release of hostages. Telephone interview. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tony Benn

Keywords

Middle East; UK; Embassies and consulates; International relations; Edward Heath; Hostages; Peacebuilding; Wars (events); ANC; Nelson Mandela; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Baghdad

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