Various clips: 1- Defence Secretary John Nott; 2- Obituary of Colonel Jones; 3- John Nott speaks about HMS Coventry

Title

Various clips: 1- Defence Secretary John Nott; 2- Obituary of Colonel Jones; 3- John Nott speaks about HMS Coventry

Transmission details

30 May 1982 at 16:30

Description

Various clips: 1- Defence Secretary John Nott informs Parliament about the sinking of HMS Ardent; 2- A High ranking officer has been giving details at the Ministry of Defence about the fierce fighting on the Falklands in which British troops captured Port Darwin and Goose Green. Colonel Christopher Dunphie revealed that only six hundred members of the Second Batallion, the Parachute Regiment, were involved in the action against 1, 200 Argentine troops. Then Colonel Dunphie gave official details for the first time about the action in which Left Tenant Colonel Jones, the paratroop commander from Aldershot, was killed. 3- John Nott speaks about HMS Coventry: the attack and casualties. [Box 5]

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Duration

00:03:22

Misc. notes

Speed:- 7.5ips

Production company

Radio 210

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Interviewees

John Nott; Christopher Dunphie