Carter’s letter to Sakharov

Title

Carter’s letter to Sakharov

Genre

News report

TX Date

Feb 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Chris Catlin(?) reports from Moscow on US President Jimmy Carter’s letter to Andrei Sakharov, renegade Soviet nuclear physicist who was recently warned he may be arrested (dated 05/02/77). America has been criticising human rights in the USSR and this may affect the SALT talks (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks).

Contributors

Chris Catlin(?)

Keywords

USA; Human rights; USSR; International relations; Jimmy Carter; Presidents; Andrei Sakharov; Political activists; East West relations; Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) (1972-1979)

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