US view on Soviet crisis

Title

US view on Soviet crisis

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Paul Woodley report from New York on British Prime Minister John Major’s visit to the USA to discuss the Soviet crisis with President George H W Bush, following the recent failed coup, and prior to his forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union. US ambassador to Moscow Robert Strauss comments following a policy planning meeting on aid to the USSR, Baltic States independence and foreign policy. On LBC Newstalk 97.3.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Robert Strauss; LBC Newstalk 97.3

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; Politics; UK; Great Britain; USSR; International relations; Political reform; Foreign policy; Independence; Foreign aid; John Major; Meetings; Economic aid; Baltic States

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