Measures against USSR after Afghanistan invasion

Title

Measures against USSR after Afghanistan invasion

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Parliamentary speech by UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) where he sets out the Government’s measures against the Soviet Union in protest at their invasion of Afghanistan including stance on Moscow Oolympic Games.

Contributors

Peter Carington

Keywords

Foreign affairs; Exports; EEC; UK; Afghanistan; Great Britain; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Economic sanctions; Olympic games; Foreign policy; Europe; Moscow; East West relations

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