Peter Ramsbotham smear campaign
- Title
- Peter Ramsbotham smear campaign
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- 16 May 1977
- Year of production
- 1977
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- Duration
- 00:02:55
- Description
- Ed Boyle and Peter Allen report on removal of Sir Peter Ramsbotham as UK Ambassador to the United States to be replaced by Peter Jay (Prime Minister’s son-in-law). On the smear campaign by government on Ramsbotham’s personal qualities and the lobby briefing meeting where journalists heard government personal attacks on Ramsbotham as pompous and out of touch.
- Contributors
- Peter Allen; Ed Boyle
- Keywords
- USA; UK; Diplomats; Peter Jay; Peter Ramsbotham
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