UK airbase in Iran hostage operation
- Title
- UK airbase in Iran hostage operation
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:02:30
- Description
- Unidentified male opposition MP (poss. Eric Heffer) criticises UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for not confirming or denying that US forces used a British airbase during the attempt to rescue American hostages from Iran. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).
- Contributors
- Peter Spencer?; Eric Heffer?
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; Government; Labour Party; Armed forces; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; International relations; Hostages; Military bases
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