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Tensions at British Embassy following hostage situation in Iran (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (probably from the British Embassy in Iran) reports the Ayatollah’s views on the hostage situation. The Ayatollah supports the occupation of the Embassy, and wants the Shah to...
Iranian hostage crisis - Strained relations between Washington and Tehran (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III says there will be no exchange of the Shah for the American diplomats being held hostage in Iran. He says the Shah is not a permanent resident of the USA but...
No action by Khomeini against Iranian hostage-takers (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified male speaker says the US diplomats being held hostage in Iran are in danger, because the Shah will not be returned to Iran. Ayatollah Khomeini, head of the Islamic Revolution, is in no hurry...
Military intervention in Iran a last resort (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on the Iranian hostage crisis. A Camp David summit has been held by US President, Jimmy Carter, and a possible military intervention discussed. Carter was told that there was no way...
Frustrated Americans write to their Congressmen (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified American male speaker on the situation in the USA. The Shah has told Barbara Walters in an interview that he was still in hospital awaiting a surgical procedure. Walters asked him if he would...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
City Week, presented by IRN financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looks back at financial news of the week. Covers cuts in grants to local authorites; status of secretaries; CBI industrial trends survey;...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
City Week, presented by IRN financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looks back at the main financial news of the week. Issues include UK oil exploration; Government economic policy; Skyship project; unemployment;...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
City Week: the week’s news as seen through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit. Introduced by Douglas Moffitt. Topics include oil prices and North Sea oil; TUC and Government meeting; survey on future...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Consumer advice; Discussion; Interview
City Week: the week’s news as seen through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit. Introduced by Tom Maddocks with contribution from Douglas Moffitt. Topics: high value of Sterling and its implications for...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Parliamentary debate; Special; Speech
City Week, presented by financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looking back at the week’s financial news. The British economic forecast is gloomy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...