Moscow Olympics boycott - IOC meeting
- Title
- Moscow Olympics boycott - IOC meeting
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:02:31
- Description
- Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting at Lake Placid, USA, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the decision of the United States Government to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (10/02/80). Speaking are: IOC President Lord Killanin (Michael Morris); US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.
- Contributors
- Andrew Manderstam; Cyrus Vance; Michael Morris
- Keywords
- USA; Foreign affairs; Sports competitions; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Athletics; Olympic games; Meetings; Moscow; East West relations; Lake Placid; IOC
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