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917 results found for '"Defence"' in Keywords.
Thatcher attacks defence cuts (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on last night’s speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher outlining her defence policy. She attacks the budget cuts being made in defence and claims they are due to economic decay caused by...
Henry Kissinger on defence (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, on US national security and defence plans. Volume level very low.
Winston Churchill MP on being appointed Shadow Defence Minister (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Winston Churchill MP on being appointed Shadow Defence Minister. He says there is disquiet within the armed forces about their future, and whether they will have the equipment to do the job. He also says he...
Reginald Maudling on defence (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by former cabinet minister Reginald Maudling at the Conservative Party Conference on the threat of nuclear weapons, and the need to maintain defence forces. He states the three objectives should be to...
Roy Mason on defence (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Roy Mason on defence policy and white paper including plans for purchasing of equipment and maintaining of professional personnel rather than conscripts. Rejects idea we are leaving ourselves open to attack...
Conservative conference proceedings (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Coverage of the 1976 Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Speeches by Edward Heath; Home Affairs Spokesman Willie Whitelaw; Jane Kirk; Employment spokesman James Prior; Philip Taylor; Foreign Affairs...
James Callaghan in Germany (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan at an RAF base in Germany on bond between Britain and Germany, on NATO and defence of the West, and on military bases in Germany followed by speech by West German...
Soviet defence build-up (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Winston Churchill MP on Soviet defence superiority and decline of the West’s strategic advantage.
Towards 2000 - Future of the military (1977)
- Genre
- Special
Towards 2000 with former Field Marshal Michael Carver looking at the past 25 years of military history and looking forward at the next 23 years. Including who may cause a threat, who our allies will be and...
Towards 2000 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Towards 2000. Field Marshal Michael Carver soliloquises on the future defence of Europe and various possible scenarios for the remainder of the 20th Century. Carver discusses Britain’s role in European...