Title

Talks on East-West relations after Korean airliner shot down

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

22 Sep 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

Report on informal talks at Edinburgh University between Soviet Union and Western experts on ways to improve understanding, following the Korean Airlines flight 007 being shot down by the Soviets. With comment by a Mr Lennox on why the disaster occurred. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Air accidents; USSR; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Espionage; Civil defence; Civil aircraft; Korea; Air defence; East West relations

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