Diplomat Edward Chaplin kidnapped

Title

Diplomat Edward Chaplin kidnapped

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:01:38

Description

Report on diplomatic relations souring between Britain and Iran following the kidnap and charging of ambassador Edward Chaplin by revolutionary guards in Tehran. The abduction may have been in reaction to the charging of an Iranian official with shoplifiting in Manchester. Interview with Muhammad-Mehdi Akhundzadeh-Basti, Tehran’s Charge d’Affaires in London. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Muhammad-Mehdi Akhundzadeh-Basti

Keywords

Iran; UK; Tehran; International relations; Diplomacy; Diplomats; Abduction; Edward Chaplin

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