Governor Scoon’s involvement in Grenada invasion

Title

Governor Scoon’s involvement in Grenada invasion

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

10 Nov 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Report on the US rescue of the Governor-General of Grenada Sir Paul Scoon and allegations about his role in the invasion which followed a military coup on the island. Speaking are Organisation fo Eastern Caribbean States Chair, Dominican PM Eugenia Charles; US Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger; UK Labour MP Doug Hoyle; former UK Foreign Secretary Francis Pym. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Francis Pym; Doug Hoyle; Caspar Weinberger; Eugenia Charles

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; Armed forces; International relations; Grenada; Military affairs; UN; Cold War; Military government; Colonial governors; OECS; Paul Scoon

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