LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Martial law in Poland - US embargo

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:25

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports from the United States on announcement of an economic embargo on particular services and products to the Soviet Union and Poland following implementation of martial law by the Polish Government. Includes press statements by President Ronald Reagan; Secretary of State Alexander Haig; interviews with Marshall D Shulman, advisor to Jimmy Carter’s administration; Jan Nowak, director of the Polish-American Congress.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; Alexander Haig; Jan Nowak-Jezioranski; Marshall D. Shulman

Keywords

USA; Exports; USSR; International relations; Economic sanctions; Foreign policy; Poland; Military government; Air travel; East West relations

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