Wife on Douglas Brand release

Title

Wife on Douglas Brand release

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jun 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Interview with Rosemary Brand, the wife of engineer Douglas Brand, on her joy following his surprise release from an Iraqi jail in Baghdad following his life sentence for alleged spying. The release is being linked to former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath’s visit to Baghdad before the Gulf War but Rosemary says she didn’t know about his role. Male reporter not identified (poss. James Matthews).

Contributors

James Matthews?; Rosemary Brand

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Edward Heath; Espionage; Spies; Politicians; Prisoners; Iraq; Baghdad; Douglas Brand; Rosemary Brand

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