Gulf War (1990-1991)
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Articles and letters to press, 1990-01 - 1993-02
BBC Radio 1, Newsbeat: interview with John Major, Prime Minister, 1991-02
Interview from the Young Conservatives conference in Scarborough, Yorkshire, on subjects including the IRA mortar attack on Downing Street [London], the Gulf War, the state of the economy, the Poll Tax and Major's taste in music.
BBC Radio 4 PM programme, 1991-02
Includes: extracts from BBC Radio 4 PM programme, mainly on the Gulf War, including Labour's policy following Allied bombing in Iraq.
Also includes; report on public sector pay awards; extract from BBC Radio 4 Profile report on [Augustine] Gus O'Donnell becoming press secretary to John Major, Prime Minister; report on interest rates.
BBC World Service: "People and Politics - Interview with John Major", 1991-05-03
Subjects include: talks between Iraq and the Kurds and how long British troops would remain in Iraq following the Gulf War; JM's view of Thatcherism and what his own policies would be; the introduction of the Council Tax; the state of the economy; unemployment; Britain's role in Europe; European economic and monetary union; low Conservative Party morale.
Gulf speeches, 1990-09 - 1991-01
Copies of speeches by NK on the Gulf War.
Gulf War, 1987 - 1991
Papers on Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, chiefly consisting of background information, but also including transcripts of interviews, statements and speeches , particularly for the Gulf War debate, Jan 1991, and papers on Labour's position on the war.
Interviews with NK , 1990-11 - 1991-03
Subjects include: John Major's victory in the Conservative leadership election; the Poll Tax; NK's visit in 1991 to the United Nations following the Gulf War, on peace in the Gulf and international policy towards Iraq; the Ribble Valley by-election; a visit to Northern Ireland; the state of the economy.
Interviews with NK, 1991-02
Press interviews on an IRA mortar attack on Downing Street [London] and also on the Gulf War, particularly a possible Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait.
Interviews with NK, 1991-02
Press interviews with NK on subjects including: the Ribble Valley by-election, and the effects of the Poll Tax; the Gulf War; IRA terrorism.
NK Gulf Speech - in Chamber, 1990-10-06
Footage of NK's speech in Parliament on the Gulf War.
NK on the Gulf War, 1990-08
Press interviews with NK on the war, following the taking of British hostages by Saddam Hussein.
Speech by NK, at a Socialist International event, on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, 1990-08
Includes: recordings from radio interviews with NK and other members of the Shadow Cabinet; recordings from press conferences and Labour Party events, particularly election rallies and Party Conferences; recordings taken from newspaper interviews; recordings of various speeches by NK.
Speeches and articles, 1990-01 - 1990-12
Subjects include: policy towards South Africa; the reunification of Germany; terrorism in Northern Ireland and the murder of Ian Gow; the Gulf War; Charles de Gaulle.
Speeches and articles, 1991-01 - 1994-10
Subjects include: the Gulf War; JA's visit to Albania, 1991; the future of le Cercle; JA's retirement as an MP; the war in Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]; issues for the 1992 General Election; results of the Danish referendum on Europe; JA's memories of Sir Winston Churchill (the Crosby Kemper Lecture at Fulton, Missouri [United States], March 1994, see also AMEJ 7/1/77-78 and 10/149).
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1990-07 - 1990-09
Includes: speech for a meeting with manufacturing industry managers; speech to Council on Foreign Relations, New York [United States] on the future of Europe; tribute to the Queen Mother on her ninetieth birthday; tribute to Denis Healey; speech for the debate on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait; speech to the Trades Union Congress. Other subjects include: family policy.
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1990-10 - 1990-12
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1991-01 - 1991-03
Includes: speech to a NATO meeting on international security, particularly relating to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; speech for a debate on the Gulf War; lecture in Manchester on taxation and public spending; speech for a local government conference; response to the Budget; lecture on "Building out of Recession"; a speech for a Motion on the Poll Tax. Other subjects include: cuts to the National Health Service.
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1991-11 - 1991-12
Transcript of interview: Alan Charlton, 2021
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Henry Hogger, 2016
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: James Bowden, 2022
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Sir Christopher Hum, 2023 - 2024
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Sir Derek Plumbly, 2018
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Sir Franklin Berman, 2018
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Transcript of interview: Sir Rob Young, 2019
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.