Geoffrey Howe on reflagging ships

Title

Geoffrey Howe on reflagging ships

Genre

Speech

TX Date

29 Sep 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:00:49

Description

UK Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe gives a press statement on what he calls the misnomer of re-flagging Kuwaiti ships, allowing them to sail through the Strait of Hormuz under the protection of the British flag.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe

Keywords

Government; UK; British; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Ships; Kuwait; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

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