Geoffrey Howe to visit Moscow

Title

Geoffrey Howe to visit Moscow

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Two male speakers (not identified) discuss the purpose of UK Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe’s visit to Moscow in an attempt to rebuild British-Soviet relations and meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Also includes interview with historian Professor Martin Gilbert on human rights in the USSR.

Contributors

Martin Gilbert

Keywords

Politics; Human rights; Government; UK; Great Britain; Foreign relations; Conservative Party; USSR; International relations; Jews; Geoffrey Howe; Diplomacy; Ethnic groups; Konstantin Chernenko; East West relations; Andrei Gromyko; Balance of power

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