IRA attack on Downing Street - Account from inside Number 10

Title

IRA attack on Downing Street - Account from inside Number 10

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Unidentified (North American?) female emigre says she was deeply impressed by the British stiff upper lip in the wake of the IRA mortar attack on 10 Downing Street. She was in a meeting at Number 10 when the explosion took place. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Government; Terrorism; UK; British; Great Britain; IRA; England; Bombs; Explosions; Personality; Whitehall; Behaviour; Downing Street

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