Labour leader in Soviet talks

Title

Labour leader in Soviet talks

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Two clips. 1. Richard Dallyn interviews former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath about a new document entitled Managing East West Conflict, aimed at reducing international tensions. He also comments on the visit of Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to the Soviet Union, for talks with leader Konstantin Chernenko. 2. Richard Dallyn interviews former UK Prime Minister James Callaghan about the effect of Kinnock’s visit to the USSR.

Contributors

James Callaghan; Edward Heath; Richard Dallyn

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; USSR; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Nuclear disarmament; Heads of state; Defence policy; Neil Kinnock; Konstantin Chernenko; National defence; East West relations

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