1990 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:11:41 - 14:21:14 Desert Storm - Into The Gulf - Part One
Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War.
Sunrise on sea and muezzin call to prayer on soundtrack. Coast Guard on motor boat speeding off. Saudi Mosque.
Dammam, Saudi Arabia - big black transport plane taxies after landing and troops disembark. Map of Gulf shows American bases. Briefing outdoors. Checking motor boats on dry land.
14:13:26 Training in camouflage gear in USA incl. target practice; men in gas masks or biological weapon protection. Coast Guard at port supervising loading of ships. Captain Ibsen explains safety measures for loading cargo. Supervisor checking safe loading of vehicles. Cargo ships at dock.
14:16:39 - Coast Guard boarding team carry out enforcement of merchant ships embargo in Red Sea - Gulf of Aqaba - actual inspection of cargo ship & team members describing their job.
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1990 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:21:15 - 14:31:14 Desert Storm - Into The Gulf - Part Two
Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War.
14:21:15 Protection of Persian Gulf Ports. Coast guards in "Raider" motor boat patrol harbour. Coast guard explains patrol job. Fishing floaters out of water. Inspecting small motor boat with Arabs on board.
14:24:57 Guarding the shore - patrolling on breakwater - looking through binoculars - camouflage surveillance shelter on beach. CU putting gun in holster.
CU serviceman's Identity card and zooms back to show soldier holding it up for control at checkpoint. Army camp entrance guard describes his duties. Checking under vehicles with mirror and searching vehicle. Black soldier re occasions when he gets nervous or scared working at checkpoint. Guarding coast with gun at dusk.
14:28:28 Morale and recreation - Soldier pets dachshund mongrel dog. Men at base play ball. Men relaxing and watching TV show. Mail distribution and reading letters - men say how they look forward to getting mail. Letters and drawings from children supporting troops displayed on board.
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1990 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:31:15 - 14:40:49 Desert Storm - Into The Gulf - Part Three
Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War.
re Morale (ct'd from Pt 2) Chow. Coast Guards on boat describe their diet. Packet of Cheerios w/ name in English & Arabic. Food containers. Soldier eating and joking about food quality to camera. Cook hands out plate. Men in canteen eating. Opening and eating vacuum-sealed MRE rations and serviceman jokes to a TV crew about MREs being disgusting. Coast Guard refectory.
14:34:12 Supplies and vehicles unloaded at dock - fork lift truck - briefing. Christmas decorations in dorms and offices. Greeting cards sent by families. Men in dorm talk about being in Saudi Arabia for Christmas & support from people back home. Christmas tree outdoors. Christmas dinner at army base with some reporters. Santa Claus distributes presents. Christmas Carol on ghetto blaster.
14:38:04 Christmas night - Coast Guard team checking ships.
Christmas day - checking packages. Men clown about and wear silly umbrella hats. Soldiers say they miss their family but happy to make sacrifice.
14:40:05 Joke road signs "Phoenix, Arizona; Playboy Mansion, Baghdad: 18 minute SCUD time".
Brooke Shields with troops, signing autographs and giving Xmas gift packs.
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1990 LN 805-001 220716 220716 B/W SD 17:14:08 - 17:16:41 President Bush Meets with Saudi Arabian Foreign Officials.
including Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal and Prince Bandar in the Oval Office
Reporters question re diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis.
Gulf War.

1990 LN 805-001 220716 220716 COL SD 17:16:53 - 17:31:11 President Bush Meets with Coalition of Ambassadors on Desert Shield
In Roosevelt Room of the White House
Bush shakes hands and starts speech - Dan Quayle & Bandar on either side of him.
17:19:22 Coalition posing for photographers in Rose Garden - Bush speech re coalition.
Gulf War

1990 LN 805-001 LN 805-001 220716 220716 B/W SD 17:09:14 - 17:14:07 Arrival of Saudi Arabian Foreign Officials
Secretary James baker welcomes officials out of helicopter. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal statement re Middle East crisis re Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Reporter's question re Port of Aqaba & Jordan; solving conflict peacefully; UN resolutions.
Bandar present
Gulf War

1990 LN 805-002 220726 220726 COL SD 07:37:48 - 07:59:44 Press Conference on Middle East Situation in Press Room - 9 Aug1990
Re Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and US sending troops to Saudi Arabia
Bush doesn't / can't reply re troops numbers sent to Saudi. Troops only on defensive mission. Doesn't know for how long.
Re other nations involved - Britain; Egypt; Morocco. Re Americans choosing to leave Saudi.
07:41:33 re Chemical weapons being used on US troops. Rumour re Saddam Hussein being dead.
Re Saudis cutting off pipelines & oil situation.
Presence of reporters in Saudi & whether to send Pentagon pool.
07:44:20 re King Fahd's request for support. Soviet's response.
Re whether to use more than economic sanctions. Possibility of Arab component in Force.
Re American hostages???
Re how economic sanctions will affect Saddam regime.
Not preparing for long ground war; military objective is defence of Saudi Arabia and overall objective is that Iraq leaves Kuwait.
07:50:22 re attempts to improve relations with Saddam Hussein.
Reporter questions adequacy of intelligence and Bush defends it saying move was too swift to foresee.
Re cost of intervention.
Re Vulnerability of oil fields in Middle East. Budget agreement; risk of oil prices rise.
07:56:54 re teaching Saddam Hussein to behave well in future.
Re embargo to be all-encompassing.

1990-1991 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:00:12 - 14:10:38 Desert Storm
re Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War
Fast montage - individual shots may not be usable.
Coast guard "Raider" motorboat. "Wanted" poster of Saddam Hussein.
USA - Troops embarking in plane & takeoff and other pre-departure preparations. Trying on gas mask. Sign "Baghdad - 18 minutes SCUD time".
Gulf - Troops in desert. Battleship firing gun. US Coast Guard flag. Coast Guards on boats.
USA Port Operations - loading and inspecting supplies bound for Gulf incl. tanks, weapons, explosives.
Gulf - Helicopters silhouetted in front of sunset; US soldier in front of sunset. Mosque. Oil ship. President Bush (very brief). Member of Maritime Inspection Force explains how they intercept cargo ships in Persian Gulf region to enforce embargo & sanctions; images of actual inspection of merchant ship.
14:05:39 Port Security and Harbour Defence - re protecting safety of cargo transport. Cargo ship. Checking with mirror under vehicle. Harbour patrol motor boat. Forklift truck at port. Commander praises Coast Guard.
14:07:08 Camouflage shelter by sea. Soldier behind heap of sandbags looks through binoculars. Troops briefing in tent. Officer recounts seeing a SCUD missile. Actual SCUD seen.
Motor boat on sea at dawn. Coast Guard flag. Montage Coast Guard men at various everyday tasks in Gulf (no combat).
14:09:00 Boarding transport plane and servicemen inside plane. Families of servicemen waving goodbye at airport & waving flags. Returning servicemen reunions with families at airfield - lots of hugging and kissing - slow motion.
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1990s ? 653844 220535 220535 TRD / col Sd 04:43:36 - 04:54:38 Strategic Defence Initiative - Ballistic Missile Defense in a Changing World (Star Wars)
Montage using effects - missiles etc. President Bush speaking excerpt from State of the Union Address- says he has directed that the SDI programme be refocused on providing protection from limited ballistic missile strikes whatever their source.
04:45:20 Title Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS).
Split screen effect of " enemy " missiles and threats to security - Russia - Libya .
04:46:45 President Bush - "We know that this is a dangerous World .... nations capable of weapons of mass destruction on the increase."
04:47:16 Title January 1991 Turning Point - Patriot missile intercepting Scud missiles aimed at Israel. President Bush - "Patriot is proof that missile defence works ..." poor quality pix from Gulf War.
04:48:13 Animated map showing Third World Ballisitic Missile Nations. Graphic showing how GPALS would work.
04:48:53 Missiles fired. Intercut with animation including Brilliant Pebbles.
04:50:27 Split screen sequence of SDI progrmme to date.
04:51:01 Jan 1991 test at Vandenburg AFB of ground based interceptor rocket Aeros (phon) animation of intercept technology.
04:52:07 Laser defence technology. Laboratory tests with lasers. Field experiment - tower exploded with lasers. Animation of sensors in space.
04:53:14 Control centre - technicians at maps and computers. Graphic showing reduced costs of defence.
04:53:55 Henry E. Cooper Director SDI speaking re defence necessity.

1991 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:40:50 - 14:49:56 Desert Storm - Into The Gulf - Part Four
Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War.
14:40:50 Montage preparations prior to 15Jan91 ultimatum for withdrawal from Kuwait - Tank unloaded. Fighter? in flight. Guard with gun. Building tent city. Sequence re repairing Raider motor boats.
14:44:18 Tank unloaded with crane. Tanks in desert. Men digging in desert. Loading bombs on plane and signalling for takeoff. Headlines re start of war.
14:44:54 President Bush speech extract "no nation will be allowed to brutally assault its neighbour." Night footage night firing of missiles. Coast Guards recounts reasons for going to war with Iraq. Camouflaged missile launcher. Harbour patrol. Night footage SCUD missile. Officer recounts seeing SCUD missile. Salvaging sunken carcass of SCUD from sea. SCUD launched. Other officer re other scary SCUD experience.
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1991 LN 501-305
LN 501-305 LN 501-305 COL SD 14:49:57 - 14:58:01 Desert Storm - Into The Gulf - Part Five
Coast Guard activities during First Gulf War.
VO re no casualties amongst Coast Guards. Coast Guard repair & maintenance workshop. Piling sandbags. Coast guard re doing great teamwork. Weapons repair and maintenance workshop.
Administration department - woman soldier wearing guns talks to men in office. Army office workers on phone etc. Peeling potatoes.
14:52:29 Battle footage - Battleships firing guns. Tanks advance in desert. ground troops running and in trenches. Firing big gun.
President Bush speech to Congress re end of Gulf war - "... as president, I can report to the nation: aggression is defeated. The war is over. " Applause . " This victory belongs to the finest fighting force this nation has ever known in its history".
Soldier on tank. Other says he thinks the war is properly over. Combat unit crawling in desert with guns.
303rd replacement troops arrive in Saudi Arabia. Exchange of command ceremony. Royal Highland plays bagpipes.
14:54:50 President Bush speech re troops returning " We're coming home now. Proud, confident, heads high".
Troops return from Gulf - transport plane lands and families with flags and balloons at airport. Servicemen reunions with wives and kids - much hugging and kissing. Uncorking and drinking champagne from bottle.
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1991 LN 805-001 220716 220716 COL SD 17:19:25 - 17:37:33 President Bush Meets with Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar
In the Oval Office
Bandar thanks Bush re sending US troops to Saudi Arabia.
Gulf War

1991 LN 805-003 220727 220727 COL SD 08:00:15 - 08:09:39 President Bush's State of the Union Address (29Jan1991) - Part 1 of 5
(entire speech)
Barbara Bush enters. George Bush enters.
Gulf War - re United Nations resolution demanding Iraq's immediate withdrawal from Kuwait.
08:04:42 End of Cold Warf & Soviet - US cooperation
American responsibility for world leadership; good vs. evil (re Kuwait)

1991 LN 805-003 220727 220727 COL SD 08:30:12- 08:40:21 President Bush's State of the Union Address (29Jan1991) - Part 4 of 5
(entire speech)
08:30:12 Tribute to servicemen in the Gulf. Mentions negotiations to avoid conflict with Iraq & Saddam Hussein rejecting diplomacy; report on current situation in Gulf & purpose of action;
08:37:10 re control of oil resources & American public opinion - dissent.
08:38:54 Patriot missile SDI program.

1991 LN 805-003 220727 220727 COL SD 08:40:22- 08:50:08 President Bush's State of the Union Address (29Jan1991) - Part 5 of 5
(entire speech)
Praise for servicemen in Gulf.
Praises Schwarzkopf & Powell, pilots from various coalition countries and economic contribution from coalition countries for Desert Shield & Desert Storm.
08:45:35 New World Order. US leadership.
"Our cause is just. Our cause is moral. Our cause is right".

1991 LN 805-003 220727 220727 COL SD 08:50:21 - 08:56:47 Address to the Nation About Iraq War Ending
Oval Office (entire speech) - President George Bush (Sr)
27Feb1991 (Date wrongly idented by cameraman - says 1990)
"Kuwait is liberated. Iraq's army is defeated. Our military objectives are met. Kuwait is once more in the hands of Kuwaitis, in control of their own destiny..."
Operation Desert Storm

1991 LN 805-003 220727 220727 COL Sd/Sil 08:57:52 - 09:00:04 Two Meetings with Senior Staff Concerning Desert Storm in the Oval office
22Jan9: President Bush meets with Vice President Quayle, Secretary James Baker, General Scowcroft, Robert Gates, Robert Zoellick, Richard Haas, Colin Powell, John Sununu, Dick Cheney.
08:58:56 (no sound)
23Jan9: President Bush meets with Secretary James Baker, General Scowcroft, Robert Gates, Colin Powell, John Sununu, Dick Cheney.
Gulf War