LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Jim Dallmeyer on shooting of Sir Richard Sykes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Reporter Jim Dallmeyer answers questions on the assassination of British diplomat Sir Richard Sykes in the Netherlands. Dallmeyer comments on the possibility of its having been an IRA attack, and says the Dutch Police do not have any new leads. He adds that Sykes did not have a high level of personal security. Male studio reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Dallmeyer

Keywords

British; Embassies and consulates; IRA; Homicide; Diplomats; Netherlands; Security; Personal safety; The Hague; British Embassy; Richard Sykes

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