LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Merlyn Rees on Menwith Hill allegations

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jul 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Former home secretary Merlyn Rees denies any knowledge of CIA telephone tapping at the Menwith Hill RAF base in Yorkshire, following revelations in New Statesman magazine in an article by Duncan Campbell and Linda Melvern (17/07/80). Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer?).

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; Peter Spencer?

Keywords

USA; Internal politics; Labour Party; Yorkshire; New Statesman; Periodicals; Espionage; Spies; CIA; Telecommunications; Magazines; Menwith Hill

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