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WASHINGTON VERSION 7/23
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Video recording, 1990, of BBC news coverage of subjects including the arrival of naval forces in the Gulf region
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- 1990 Aug 6 (Creation)
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One VHS video cassette containing British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Newsnight report on the UN Security Council trade embargo against Iraq, including footage of British Prime Minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher arriving by helicopter in Washington for a meeting with US President George H W Bush; the transportation of US citizens from Kuwait to Iraq; the visit to Saudi Arabia of Richard B (Dick) Cheney, US Secretary of State, 1989-1993; and the build up of naval forces in the Arabian Gulf. (9 minutes) Previous Ref: CO 11, VHS NTSC BITC 30/12/91 BBC Newsnight 6 Aug 1990
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