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US hearing on El Salvador

Title
US hearing on El Salvador
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
3 Feb 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:02:54
Description
Report on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on El Salvador as the guerilla war there intensifies and US plans to send military aid, and on other issues including a grain embargo on the USSR. US Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Democratic Congressman Tom Harkin give evidence. Andrew Manderstam? reports.
Contributors
Alexander Haig; Andrew Manderstam?; Tom Harkin
Keywords
USA; Nicaragua; Armed forces; Cuba; USSR; El Salvador; Military affairs; Economic sanctions; Cold War; Foreign policy; Guerilla warfare; Communism; Foreign aid; Committees; Central America; International defence; East West relations

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