Iranian PM visits NY

Title

Iranian PM visits NY

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

17 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a visit by Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai to New York where he will deliver a speech at the United Nations and possibly hold talks with American officials about the Tehran hostage crisis. Speaking are: Edmund Muskie, Secretary of State; Gregory Copley, Defense and Foreign Affairs Monthly; Dorothea Morefield, wife of Richard Morefield, embassy hostage.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Edmund Muskie; Gregory Copley; Dorothea Morefield

Keywords

USA; Iran; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; International relations; New York; Prime ministers; Diplomacy; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Visits; Bilateral relations; Mohammed Ali Rajai

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