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Possible sanctions against South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe on apartheid in South Africa. He does not rule out economic sanctions, but says that previous efforts have shown they do not work. Interviewer is Richard Dallyn.
South Africa and economic sanctions (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified (Irish?) male speaker on what he sees as the only possible way to end apartheid in South Africa: an application of economic pressure through sanctions. He also considers the possibility of...
South African state of emergency (1986)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report
South African newsflash announcing that the country is in an official state of emergency, and that a full statement will be issued later today by the President, P.W. Botha. Female newsreader not identified.
Bishop Trevor Huddleston meets Goffrey Howe (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Bishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, discusses his meeting with Home Secretary Geoffrey Howe. He claims the Commonwealth Games could be put into jeopardy. He speculates on what...
Margaret Thatcher says sanctions will not work (1986)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on pressure on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to review the situation vis-a-vis sanctions against South Africa. Thatcher is questioned in the House of Commons by Michael Hurst, David Steel, Roy...
Geoffrey Howe agrees sanctions against South Africa will not work (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe on the situation in South Africa. He lists the British objectives, and says that economic sanctions will not work. His advisers are working on a package of measures to...
Archbishop of Canterbury on what Christians in Britain can do for South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, on Christian beliefs and the things he believes Christians (in Britain) can achieve for South Africa. Female interviewer not identified.
House of Commons debate on South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Report containing excerpts from a heated House of Commons debate in which Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher argues that economic sanctions will only cause problems in South Africa, such as unemployment and...
ITN cameraman murdered in South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
ITN cameraman George De’Ath was attacked by a vigilante group in the Crossroads squatter camp, near Cape Town, South Africa, and later died. Here his unidentified male friend, an eyewitness to the murder,...
Geoffrey Howe on sanctions against South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe concedes that further measures need to be taken against South Africa, although he remains reluctant to impose sanctions in protest against the apartheid system. Male...