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  • Australian PM Malcolm Fraser on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1980)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser during a visit to the UK for talks with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in which he warns that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan could have far reaching...

  • Idi Amin may be in Saudi Arabia (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Russell Williams, a Briton working in Jeddah, on the rumoured exile of deposed Ugandan President Idi Amin in Saudi Arabia. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Political unrest in El Salvador threatens clergy (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Catholic priest Father Cesar Jerez about the political unrest in El Salvador following the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and about the threat to his own life and that of other...

  • EEC summit in Rome - calls for Moscow Olympics boycott (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report back on the visit of British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to Italy for an EEC summit in Rome where discussions included the possible boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics...

  • Moscow Olympic boycott - Malcolm Fraser speech (1980)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech in London by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser about a possible international boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In 2 parts.

  • Indira Gandhi elected for 4th time (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Peter O’Neill of Third World Media, on the implications of the return to power in India of Indira Gandhi – her fourth term in office. Including her sympathetic views regarding the...

  • Vigdis Finnbogadottir elected Icelandic President (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the background of new President of Iceland, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, following her election as head of state. Includes interview with Vigdis Finnbogadottir. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney...

  • Israeli minister resigns over defence cuts (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the resignation of Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman from the government of Prime Minister Menachem Begin, after his opposition to proposed cuts in the defence budget. Male reporter not...

  • Israeli-Palestinian relationship (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Joseph Finklestone of the Jewish Chronicle, about the relationship between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and on the future of the Jewish settlements on the West Bank and in the Gaza...

  • Israel-Egypt peace talks (1980)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at a Middle East summit in Aswan, Egypt, on peace talks between the two nations and agreement to normalise relations.