Guardian accused of threatening national security
- Title
- Guardian accused of threatening national security
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 23 Mar 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:04:05
- Description
- Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian newspaper, speaks of his regrets over the publication of a document sent by Foreign and Commonwealth Office clerical officer Sarah Tisdall, about US cruise missiles arriving in the UK. The Guardian faces a lawsuit for threatening national security. Male interviewer not identified.
- Further information
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Tisdall
- Contributors
- Peter Preston
- Keywords
- Legal procedure; Government; Newspapers; Law; Civil servants; State security; Editors; Missiles; Documents; Guardian; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Sarah Tisdall
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