OPERATION HAVEN, TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991: NBC NEWS FOOTAGE OF BRITISH COMMANDOS DEPLOYMENT, 14 MAY 1991 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION HAVEN, TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991: NBC NEWS FOOTAGE OF BRITISH COMMANDOS DEPLOYMENT, 14 MAY 1991 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6465
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited US news footage of Operation Haven.
  • Description: British road convoy in mountains of Turkey/Northern Iraq. Interview with Major Peter Geary about the mission to provide assistance to the Kurds.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6465)
  • Featured Period: 1976-2000
  • Production Date: 1991-05-14
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Production Details: NBC News (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 20; Running time: 20 mins (ca)
  • Notes: Summary: Operation Haven (also known as Operation Safe Haven) took place in Turkey and Northern Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War. After Saddam Hussein crushed the Kurdish uprising in Northern Iraq, some 450,000 Kurds fled to the mountains of Turkey. The mission of the multinational force involved was to resettle the Kurdish refugees in their own towns and villages, and to offer them protection during the return. Title: adapted from cassette box, on which "OK NBC" and "Kurds 13" are also written.
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