Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Title

Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Aug 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:15

Description

Report on the Commonwealth sanctions against South Africa. Looks at the protests outside the meeting of Commonwealth leaders, including one by militant Sikhs protesting against Rajiv Gandhi. Simon Hughes, Chairman of the Young Liberals, talks about how important the talks are and how much influence Britain has; TUC leader Norman Willis says the British need to be seen to be on the right side. The report also looks at possible economic sanctions against Britain by African countries, and what protests are taking place. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Simon Hughes; Norman Willis; Jagjit Singh Jahan(?)

Keywords

Trade unions; TUC; Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; Liberal Party; International relations; Demonstrations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Anti-apartheid movements; Commonwealth of Nations; Summits (meetings); Rajiv Gandhi

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