LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Sinking of the Belgrano - Argentine politician defiant

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:32

Description

Phil Longman on the Argentine response to the British sinking of the ARA General Belgrano. Argentine Socialist Democratic leader Emilio Jose Gionanni(?), speaking through an interpreter, refuses to renounce the Argentine claim on the Falkland Islands despite the sinking of the Argentine cruiser with extensive loss of life.

Contributors

Phil Longman; Emilio Jose Gionanni(?)

Keywords

Deaths; Armed forces; UK; British; International relations; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Sovereignty; Warships; Navy; Ships; Casualties; Wars (events); Maritime warfare; General Belgrano (ship)

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