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3,214 results found for all records.
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the response of the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, to the arrival of thousands of Vietnamese refugees into the country. Includes excerpt from press statement by MacLehose. Male...
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, in response to the arrival of thousands of Vietnamese refugees into the country.
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, in response to the threats of the Malaysian Government to shoot Vietnamese refugees coming into the country if the authorities are unable...
Chinese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on dramatic increase in illegal Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong, reporter joins a repatriation with the Gurkha Field Forces with one of the refugees attempting to escape. Includes press conference...
Democratic Presidential nomination (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports from the United States on the Democrat nomination for the 1980 Presidential election following a television interview with Senator Henry Jackson, and on the possibility of Senator...
Robert Strauss visits Middle East for peace negotiations (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Peter Allen-Frost reports on US Trade Representative Robert Strauss’s visit to the Middle East for talks with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) in an attempt to bring the Palestinians to the...
Andrew Young resignation (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on the resignation of Andrew Young from his post as US ambassador to the UN after a row over talks with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). Includes excerpt from press...
Dino escapes prior to trial in Lowestoft (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report from Lowestoft in Suffolk on the escape from custody, prior to his trial for a series of armed robberies, of Orestes Babouris (aka Dino). With comment from Detective Superintendent Eric Shields. Male...
Helmut Schmidt on Irish devolution (1979)
- Genre
- Speech; Press conference
Press statement by West German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, during a visit to Dublin where he expresses the need for talks over the future of Northern Ireland with devolution as a possible solution.
Jack Lynch on IRA support survey (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Interview
Press statement by Irish premier, Jack Lynch, criticising a survey claiming widespread IRA support in Ireland.