Title

British forces after Beirut barracks bombing

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:11

Description

Report on British forces in the Lebanon including UK Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe’s admission, following the Beirut barracks bombing, that the British contingent in the multilateral peacekeeping force in the Lebanon will not continue indefinitely. Includes interview from Beirut with Major David Spackman. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Spackman

Keywords

Armed forces; Terrorism; UK; Military affairs; Military personnel; Geoffrey Howe; Lebanon; Beirut; Foreign policy; Peacebuilding; Peacekeeping; Barracks; Security; Bombs; Marines

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