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Row over attending Hirohito funeral

Title
Row over attending Hirohito funeral
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
9 Jan 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:03:29
Description
Oni Bhattacharya reports on a diplomatic row over Britain sending representatives to the state funeral of Emperor Hirohito because of Japan’s treatment of allied POWs in the Second World War. Includes interviews with Harold Payne, National Federation of Far East Prisoners; Tim Keen(?), former POW; Ron Brown, Labour MP for Leith; Harold Brooks-Baker of Debretts Peerage; Steve Cairns(?), former POW. From AM programme.
Contributors
Ron Brown; Oni Bhattacharya; Harold Payne; Tim Keen(?); Steve Cairns(?); Harold Brooks-Baker
Keywords
Deaths; War crimes; Funerals; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Japan; Prisoners of War; Royal funerals; AM (radio programme); Emperor Hirohito

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