Debate on Olympic boycott

Title

Debate on Olympic boycott

Genre

Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:42

Description

Parliamentary debate on 10/06/80 on encourgaing British atheletes to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Speaking are: Winston Churchill MP; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Anthony Grant MP.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=104376

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; George Thomas; Anthony Grant; Winston Churchill (b. 1940)

Keywords

Foreign affairs; Sports competitions; UK; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Economic sanctions; Olympic games; Athletes; Foreign policy; Moscow; East West relations

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