Falklands war - Belgrano sinking

Title

Falklands war - Belgrano sinking

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

2 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:06:33

Description

Report on reaction to the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano after its torpedoing by British forces during the Falklands war in 1982. Speaking are: UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour MP Tam Dalyell; Peter Blaker, Government defence minister; Paul Maurice, LBC defence correspondent. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Tam Dalyell; Peter Blaker; Paul Maurice

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Government; Great Britain; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Warships; Wars (events); General Belgrano

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