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3,214 results found for all records.
Charles Haughey is new Taoiseach (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference
Newly-elected Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Charles Haughey gives a press conference. Topics addressed include policy on Northern Ireland; reunification; the withdrawal of British troops; security...
Pope’s visit to Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Pope John Paul II gives a speech to journalists and says goodbye in various languages before leaving Ireland in September 1979.
Thatcher and BBC visit Northern Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
2 linked clips on Northern Ireland.1. Report back on BBC journalists filming an IRA publicity stunt in the village of Carrickmore, leading to calls for tighter rules on the coverage of the Troubles. Male...
Iranian-US relations (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference (male speaker not identified) on the American position following the Iranian revolution and taking diplomats hostage in the US embassy in Tehran. Also on upcoming US Presidential elections.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the final details of the Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire being discussed at the Lancaster House Conference in London, and fears the Patriotic Front have about the details. Includes press conference...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement on the Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire being signed and the future for the country including upcoming elections. Calls for the Patriotic Front to comply with the ceasefire. Male speaker not...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia political reform (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the return from the Lancaster House conference in London of Prime Minister Ian Smith to Zimbabwe Rhodesia and on his press conference at Salisbury (Rhodesia) Airport on the political reform agreed...
NATO defence summit (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Victor Stevens(?) reports from Brussels on a meeting of the NATO Defence Planning Committee. Includes Joseph Luns, NATO Secretary-General, announcing plans for upgrading nuclear weapons which will take 3...
Stalling of talks at the Lancaster House Conference (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Nick Peters reports on confusion at the Lancaster House Conference on Zimbabwe Rhodesia over the wording of the Patriotic Front statement on the constitution, and Chairman Lord Carrington (Peter Carington)'s...
Patriotic Front walks out of conference (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the Patriotic Front walking out of the Lancaster House Conference on Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Includes Chairman Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) press statement on his determination to stick to his...