Implications of Clive Ponting case

Title

Implications of Clive Ponting case

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Interview with Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe about the legal and Parliamentary implications of the Clive Ponting case, where the use of the Official Secrets Act against civil servant Ponting was called into question. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe

Keywords

Politics; Right to information; Civil servants; State security; Clive Ponting; Official Secrets Act; Political scandals

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