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  • GLC royal request to open Thames Barrier (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Report on the first full GLC meeting of the year, including the invitation by the republican Labour administration to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, to open the Thames...

  • Radio announcement of US invasion of Grenada (1983)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    Local radio announcement of the invasion of Grenada by the USA following the coup, with the new Revolutionary Military Council calling for other countries to condemn the act of aggression and come to the aid...

  • US local radio announces Grenada invasion (1983)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    US local radio announcement to the citizens of Grenada of the arrival in the country of military forces from the USA and neighbouring Caribbean states, following the Grenada internal military coup.

  • Commons reaction US invasion Grenada (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on House of Commons reaction to the US invasion of Grenada, with exchange between Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe and shadow Denis Healey; speeches by Conservative MPs Eldon Griffiths and Robert...

  • US invades Grenada despite Thatcher objections (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Report on US President Ronald Reagan’s decision to go ahead with the invasion of Grenada despite objections from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Includes interviews with UK Foreign Secretary Sir...

  • Reagan justifies US invasion of Grenada (1983)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by US President Ronald Reagan justifying the invasion of Grenada following the military coup, to protect and evacuate US citizens on the island and restore democractic institutions.

  • Security Council debate Grenada invasion (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the debate on the invasion of Grenada at the UN Security Council. Includes speech by Dominican PM and Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Eugenia Charles justifying the...

  • Governor Scoon’s involvement in Grenada invasion (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Report on the US rescue of the Governor-General of Grenada Sir Paul Scoon and allegations about his role in the invasion which followed a military coup on the island. Speaking are Organisation fo Eastern...

  • Reagan on Lebanon and Grenada (1983)

    Genre
    Speech

    Extract from broadcast speech by US President Ronald Reagan on the attack on US marines in Beirut during the Lebanon peacekeeping campaign; and on Cuban military resistance to the invasion of Grenada and...

  • Security Council resolution on Grenada invasion (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the UN Security Council debate on the invasion of Grenada and defeat of the resolution deploring the take-over, with the exercise of the US veto and abstention of Britain, despite UK government...