Lord Carrington in Washington DC

Title

Lord Carrington in Washington DC

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the visit of UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to Washington DC for talks with US Government officials including President Jimmy Carter and new Secretary of State Edmund Muskie. Topics are likely to be the Iranian hostage crisis, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, future of Yugoslavia after death of President Josip Tito. Includes excerpt from US ABC television interview with Lord Carrington.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Peter Carington; ABC

Keywords

USA; Iran; Deaths; Foreign affairs; UK; Embassies and consulates; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Economic sanctions; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; Foreign policy; Presidents; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Cabinet ministers; Visits; Yugoslavia; Josip Tito; East West relations

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