David Owen on USSR human rights

Title

David Owen on USSR human rights

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jul 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Interview with UK Foreign Secretary David Owen on USSR not living up to obligations of the Helsinki Final Act and poor human rights record. UK will not yet interfere in Soviet internal affairs, are making disapproval clear, will not halt SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) or do anything that might compromise European security. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White?).

Contributors

Vivian White?; David Owen

Keywords

Human rights; Human rights violations; UK; USSR; International relations; Arms control; State security; Diplomacy; Foreign policy; East West relations; Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) (1972-1979)

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