Kurt Waldheim on Iranian hostage crisis

Title

Kurt Waldheim on Iranian hostage crisis

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 May 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Interview with UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, during a visit to London, on possible solution of the siege at the American embassy in Tehran where diplomatic staff are being held hostage by Iranian gunmen and UN role in solving the crisis. Interviewer not heard. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Kurt Waldheim

Keywords

USA; Iran; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; International relations; UN; Economic sanctions; Diplomacy; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Sieges

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