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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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