Defector’s family arrive in UK

Title

Defector’s family arrive in UK

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, describes his meeting with Leila Gordievsky, wife of Soviet defector Oleg Gordievsky at Heathrow Airport, as he welcomed her to Britain to be reunited with her husband.

Contributors

Malcolm Sinclair

Keywords

Heathrow Airport; USSR; Spies; Oleg Gordievsky; Leila Gordievsky

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