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Macmillan 1961 UN speech on disarmament

Title
Macmillan 1961 UN speech on disarmament
Genre
Speech
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:08:17
Description
United Nations speech made on 14/01/61 by then UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on the need to reach agreement over arms inspection and control, despite opposition from countries including the Soviet Union, in order to make progress on disarmament. Includes brief interruption by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
Contributors
Harold Macmillan; Nikita Khrushchev
Keywords
USSR; UN; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Defence policy; National defence; Disarmament; East West relations

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