Invasion of Afghanistan - Edward Heath speech

Title

Invasion of Afghanistan - Edward Heath speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:06

Description

Report on a speech (with excerpts) to the Royal United Services Institute in London, by former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath, about the recent Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and usefulness of Western military power. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy?).

Contributors

Edward Heath; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Foreign policy; East West relations; Royal United Services Institute

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