Naval attache expelled from Moscow

Title

Naval attache expelled from Moscow

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

3 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:58

Description

Press interview with British naval attache, Captain Christopher Mayer, following his expulsion from the Soviet Union on spying charges. Eleven British diplomats and journalists were deported in a tit-for-tat move after the UK Government ordered eleven Soviets to leave, accusing them of espionage. Interviewer identified as ? White (poss. Martin White). Broadcast on the LBC Weekend AM programme.

Contributors

Martin White?; Christopher Mayer

Keywords

Deportation; UK; British; Great Britain; USSR; Espionage; Diplomats; Navy; Naval personnel; Christopher Mayer

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