Vietnamese refugee crisis

Title

Vietnamese refugee crisis

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

19 Jun 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

Report on the international Vietnamese refugee crisis including UK Government plans to convene a UN conference and the tough stance to the refugees taken by Malaysia. Includes Commons statement by Foreign Office minister Sir Ian Gilmour. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Ian Gilmour

Keywords

Deportation; Foreign affairs; UK; Great Britain; Immigration; UN; Humanitarian assistance; Refugees; Vietnam; Migration policy; Foreign policy; Asylum seekers; Malaysia

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