Army maps found in Derry skip

Title

Army maps found in Derry skip

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Mervyn Jess interviews Democratic Unionist politician, Gregory Campbell about his discovery of secret maps on a rubbish skip in a public area of Derry that could have helped the IRA plan attacks on British soldiers. The restricted maps show UK military bases in West Germany and the routes between them. Broadcast on Downtown Radio in Northern Ireland.

Contributors

Downtown Radio; Mervyn Jess; Gregory Campbell

Keywords

Data protection; Armed forces; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Derry; Army; Londonderry; Germany FR; Maps; Official publications

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