LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

INF treaty and BBC censorship debated in Parliament

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

9 Dec 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Report on proceedings in Parliament. Includes speeches by Lord Callaghan (his maiden Lords speech) and Lord Pym on INF (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces) summit and treaty on nuclear disarmament between USA and USSR in Washington DC. Also House of Commons debate on Government attempts to censor the BBC with speeches by Tony Banks; Bernard Weatherill; Tam Dalyell. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Francis Pym; James Callaghan; Tam Dalyell; Tony Banks; Bernard Weatherill

Keywords

USA; Treaties; UK; USSR; Censorship; BBC; Freedom of the press; Parliamentary debates; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Nuclear disarmament; Summits (meetings); Governments; INF; Nonproliferation treaties

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