Item WASHINGTON VERSION 7/3 - Video recording of CNN news coverage, [1990-1991], of subjects including US troops in the Persian Gulf, and statements by US politicians

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WASHINGTON VERSION 7/3

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Video recording of CNN news coverage, [1990-1991], of subjects including US troops in the Persian Gulf, and statements by US politicians

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  • [1990 - 1991] (Creation)

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One VHS video cassette containing Capital News Network (CNN) footage including images of troops in the Gulf, and Gen Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander in Chief, US forces; reports of the campaign against Iraq including comments of Royal Air Force pilots, and the dispatching of Patriot missiles from US to Israel; report on US budget negotiations at Andrews Air Force base; Richard B (Dick) Cheney, US Secretary of Defence, 1989-1993, and Gen Colin Powell, Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a joint press conference; the joint US Soviet statement concerning Iraq; state of the union address given by George H W Bush, US President, 1989-1993; US Air Force patrols in Saudi Arabia; Bush's announcement concerning the 'star wars' defense system and plans for aircraft development; and explanation of the US chain of command. (40 minutes) Previous Ref: Gulf War Tape II CNN

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