French couple involved with Rainbow Warrior sinking

Title

French couple involved with Rainbow Warrior sinking

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, on the French spy couple, Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, who were posing as Swiss nationals, hiring the accommodation for the team that sank Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior; conditions they have in prison; and France admitting connection to them. Female interviewer not identified.

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior

Contributors

David Lange

Keywords

Shipwrecks; New Zealand; Embassies and consulates; France; Living conditions; Spies; Accommodation; Greenpeace; Ships; Prisoners; Bombs; Rainbow Warrior; Dominique Prieur; Alain Mafart

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