Interview with the General Secretary of the International Miners Organisation Alain Simon

Title

Interview with the General Secretary of the International Miners Organisation Alain Simon

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

General Secretary of the International Miners Organisation, Alain Simon declining to comment on the Lightman report into funding of the National Union of Mineworkers, denying the money donated by Soviet miners to the IMO during the miners’ strike was destined for the union, and on his total agreement with NUM President Arthur Scargill and hopes of reaching an out-of-court settlement in talks with union officials. Interviewer in Paris is Tim Marshall.

Contributors

Tim Marshall; Alain Simon

Keywords

Legal procedure; Trade unions; Reports; Strikes; USSR; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; Donations; International Miners Organisation; Miners’ Strike; Lightman Report

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