Robert Hughes on breaking of sanctions

Title

Robert Hughes on breaking of sanctions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

Labour MP, Robert Hughes reacts to the news that the British Government has been selling oil to Rhodesia despite international sanctions. Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda is looking to sue the British Government and Hughes says the all-party talks in Rhodesia favoured by British Foreign Secretary David Owen are likely to be put back. He also says that the leaders of the South West African People’s Organisation in Namibia and the Patriotic Front in Rhodesia have decided that an arms struggle is the only way to remove the current regimes. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Robert Hughes

Keywords

Politics; UK; Ian Smith; International relations; David Owen; Economic sanctions; Zambia; Rhodesia; Economic systems; Namibia; SWAPO; Kenneth Kaunda; Patriotic Front (Zambia)

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