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Reagan appoints Kissinger to Central America commission (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the appointment by US President Ronald Reagan of former Secretary of State, Dr Henry Kissinger to a special commission on the future of Central America. Includes press statements...
Robert McFarlane appointment (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the decision of US President Ronald Reagan, to appoint Robert McFarlane to replace the long-serving Philip Habib as a special ambassador to the Middle East. Includes press...
Ronald Reagan TV broadcast on Central America (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on a television appearance by US President Ronald Reagan to explain his controversial policy towards Central America. Reagan also comments on the political situation in the Middle...
Queen Mother in Northern Ireland (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a visit by the Queen Mother to Northern Ireland, where she met members of the Territorial Army in Ballymena as part of the group’s seventy-fifth anniversary celebrations. Includes excerpt from...
Internment rally in Belfast (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Eamonn Mallie reports on a republican rally in Belfast, planned to mark the twelfth anniversary of internment in Northern Ireland. The meeting included a delegation from NORAID, the US fundraising...
Durham Miners’ Gala overshadowed by cutbacks (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Durham Miners’ Gala, which has been overshadowed by news of cutbacks in the coal industry. Labour leader Neil Kinnock attacks National Coal Board chairman Ian MacGregor on his policies for...
Evidence of red moles at BL’s Cowley plant (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the dismissal of 13 British Leyland workers from British Leyland’s Cowley plant, and the court hearings that resulted. An anonymous male - described as an informed source - reads out the leaflet...
Look back at parliamentary session (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the Parliamentary session just ending, during which the sale of 500 million pounds’ worth of shares in BP was announced, also that nurses would forego any strike action. Speakers are shadow...
Labour Party candidates’ speeches (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpts of speeches made (during a televised debate?) by the four candidates for the Labour Party leadership: Neil Kinnock, Roy Hattersley, Eric Heffer and Peter Shore.
Soviets attack Korean plane (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on an attack on an unarmed South Korean civilian aircraft (Korean Air Lines Flight 007) by the Soviet Union after it accidentally entered Soviet airspace (01/09/83). Speakers are US President Ronald...