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Ambassador on British in Libya (1980)

Genre

Interview

Telephone interview with British ambassador to Libya John Doubleday, on the political situation and on the treatment of British subjects in the country. Male interviewer not identified. Audio level low.

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Matthews Interview: Sir Nicholas Henderson, former British Ambassador (1983)

Mike Matthews talks to Sir Nicholas [Nico] Henderson, former British Ambassador. Born 1919, he talks about his career as a diplomat and writer. He worked and lived in several countries including Poland, West...

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Anthony Acland on new role as Ambassador to USA (1986)

Genre

Press conference

Sir Anthony Acland on his posting to Washington as British Ambassador. He says he is honoured, and justifies his working at his age. Reporter not heard.

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British Ambassador in Lebanon on hostages (1986)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male British ambassador to Beirut (presumably John Gray) interviewed (at Buckingham Palace?) on the British hostages being held in the Lebanon, including John McCarthy and Alec Collett, and his...

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Ambassador’s widow gives speech (1976)

Genre

Speech

Address to the Irish people by Jane Ewart-Biggs, broadcast after her husband’s memorial service in Dublin. The late Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British Ambassador to Ireland, was killed by an IRA landmine...

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British ambassador on trouble in Iran (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Sir Anthony Parsons, British ambassador in Iran, on the troubles in the country including the embassy being attacked, a day after the military government took over. Male interviewer not...

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Iraqi Ambassador on Britons in Kuwait (1990)

Genre

Interview

The Iraqi Ambassador to London, Dr Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, insists that the British citizens trapped in Iraq are being well treated, that they are not hostages, and that they will be allowed to leave when the...

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South African Ambassador on the Durban Six (1984)

Genre

Press conference

South African Ambassador to Britain, Denis Worrall is trying to find a solution with the South African authorities to the Durban Six situation in the British Consulate in South Africa, where opponents of...

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British Ambassador in Beirut on hostages Waite, McCarthy and Keenan (1989)

Genre

Interview

The British Ambassador in Beirut, Allan Ramsay, has been travelling around the city trying to find out the whereabouts of hostages Terry Waite, John McCarthy and Brian Keenan. Here he is interviewed on his...

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Diplomatic relations with Syria broken (1986)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on the UK breaking off diplomatic relations with Syria. Includes British ambassador Roger Tomkys saying that Syria is a sponsor of terrorism; Syrian Ambassador to Britain, Dr Loutof Haydar insists...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio