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Benefit crackdown impacts on volunteers (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Vivian White interviews a male speaker (not identified) about how Government attempts to catch unemployment benefits cheats are impacting on voluntary workers.
MOD documents found in hedge (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Hayward of Polstead Rectory, near Hadleigh, Suffolk, about his discovery of a stash of secret Ministry of Defence documents in a hedge outside his house. Female interviewer not identified.
White collar workers training scheme (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a representative for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) about a shortage of skilled employees in London firms. The interview coincides with the launch of a new training scheme...
Shah of Iran to leave the USA (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Reporter Andrew Manderstam reports on the Shah of Iran’s indecision as to where he should go after being told to leave the United States by President Carter. The Mexican Government has stated they do not...
President Carter wants to negotiate with Iranians over hostages (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Reporter Andrew Manderstam speaks to an unidentified male correspondent about the Iranian situation and the United States Government. President Carter is putting no pressure on the Shah to leave the US after...
Operations resume at British Embassy in Iran (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
The British Embassy has resumed its normal activities after its handover by armed Iranians at midnight. An unidentified male Embassy officer says he is on his way to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to...
Iranian and US Governments unsure how to release hostages (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified (Iranian?) male speaker on the hostage situation in Iran. He says the Iranian Government did not take any radical action against the students for fear of opposition. He also foresees a stable...
Tensions at British Embassy following hostage situation in Iran (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (probably from the British Embassy in Iran) reports the Ayatollah’s views on the hostage situation. The Ayatollah supports the occupation of the Embassy, and wants the Shah to...
Negotiations stalling between USA and Iran (1979)
- Genre
- News report
The US Government does not know what to do to release the American hostages in Iran. The situation has been complicated by the resignation of the Iranian Prime Minister and the arrest of the US Charge...
Iranian hostage crisis - Strained relations between Washington and Tehran (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III says there will be no exchange of the Shah for the American diplomats being held hostage in Iran. He says the Shah is not a permanent resident of the USA but...