LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Lord Home pays tribute to Sir Richard Sykes

Genre

Interview; Tribute

TX Date

22 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

Sir Alec Douglas-Home pays tribute to diplomat Sir Richard Sykes following his assassination in The Hague. Lord Home says that Sykes was an excellent public servant and popular amongst his peers. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Alec Douglas-Home

Keywords

Deaths; Death; British; Embassies and consulates; Homicide; Diplomats; Netherlands; The Hague; British Embassy; Richard Sykes

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