Early Day Motion·EDM 1424
ROYAL MARINES AND RAF EVACUATION OF ERITREA
11 June 199819 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker — Chorley
Motion Text
That this House recognises the skill, competence and courage of the Royal Marines and Royal Air Force on their outstanding ability in evacuating British, Australian, Canadian and South African people from Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, following an Ethiopian air raid on the capital's airport on 7th June in which an RAF C-130 aircraft was sent in to airlift approximately 100 people to safety.