Title

Coverage of Commonwealth summit

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Aug 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:43:31

Description

Coverage of the Commonwealth summit (08/86). Includes a speech and press conference by the chairman of the summit, who considers the issue of South Africa and the move to end apartheid; a press conference with questions relating to Zambia’s stance on the Commonwealth, economic sanctions on South Africa and whether they are meaningful, the need for a united Commonwealth stand, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s refusal to give more ground on sanctions, and the USA’s stance on sanctions. Sound in mono, and volume low.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; Economic sanctions; Zambia; Commonwealth of Nations; Summits (meetings)

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