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Eritrean ambassador calls for aid after violence escalates (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Eritrean ambassador Andemichael Kahsai on problems in his home country. Female interviewer not identified.
Police Commissioner murdered in Genoa (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Annette Von Broeker reports on the assassination of Antonio Esposito, Police Commissioner in Genoa, by the Italian terrorist group, the Red Brigades.
Red Brigades leaders sentenced (1978)
- Genre
- News report
David Smith reports on the sentencing of the leaders of the Red Brigades in Italy, who between them received more than 200 years in prison for various murders and violent crimes.
Two British men arrested in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
British Vice Consul, Gordon Kirby on the arrest of two British men in Saudi Arabia. The men had spent time alone with an unmarried Egyptian air stewardess. Male interviewer not identified.
British distillers flogged in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (original catalogue record describes him as a Birmingham engineer) endorses the flogging in Saudi Arabia of two British men, Nigel Maidment and Brian Cooper, for the illegal...
Reaction to flogging of Britons in Saudi Arabia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female relative of Nigel Maidment (who was flogged in Saudi Arabia, along with fellow engineer Brian Cooper, for selling home-distilled alcohol) gives her reaction to his punishment. Male...
US allegations of bugging at embassy in Moscow (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Chris Catlin(?) reports on Soviet complaints about the behaviour of US Embassy staff in Moscow during or following a bugging scare.
Henry Morton on missions in South Africa (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
The Reverend Henry Morton, General Secretary of the British Council of Churches, on missions in Africa, focusing on problems in Zimbabwe. Female interviewer not identified.
Interim government accused of failing to maintain peace in Rhodesia (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Mr A. Mpofu of the Zimbabwean United Peoples Organization (ZUPO) on problems in Rhodesia and the inability of the interim government to maintain peace, and his party’s beliefs. Female interviewer not...
Umtali mission massacre (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Conservative Foreign Affairs spokesman John Davies) on the massacre at Elim Mission, Umtali, Rhodesian Eastern Highlands, and the role of missionaries in the area. Male...