Reginald Maudling on defence

Title

Reginald Maudling on defence

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Oct 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:06:08

Description

Speech by former cabinet minister Reginald Maudling at the Conservative Party Conference on the threat of nuclear weapons, and the need to maintain defence forces. He states the three objectives should be to prevent war, sustain freedom and achieve disarmament. Refers to Communist enemies. Applause heard. 2nd clip on his speech on need for detente.

Contributors

Reginald Maudling

Keywords

Politics; Conservative Party; Political conferences; International relations; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament

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