Kurt Waldheim cleared of war crime charges

Title

Kurt Waldheim cleared of war crime charges

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Austrian president and former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim has being cleared by an MOD investigation of responsibility for the wartime murders of six British commandos, while working for German intelligence. But MP’s Greville Janner and Robert Rhodes say Waldheim is still morally responsible in allowing the murders to take place. Paul Rowley reports.

Contributors

Greville Janner; Paul Rowley; Robert Rhodes James

Keywords

UK; Nazis; War crimes; Espionage; Second World War (1939-1945); MOD; Kurt Waldheim

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