LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Alex Lyon on phone-tapping allegations

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Interview with Labour MP Alex Lyon, about allegations made in New Statesman magazine that the Air Force base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire is being used as a phone-tapping centre. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Alex Lyon

Keywords

Postal services; Yorkshire; Post Office; New Statesman; Periodicals; Espionage; Intelligence service; Telecommunications; Right to privacy; Interception of communication; Military bases; Menwith Hill

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