Panorama on Grenada invasion

Title

Panorama on Grenada invasion

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:09:17

Description

Richard Lindley reports for BBC television Panorama programme on the invasion of the independent Commonwealth state of Grenada by the USA and other Caribbean countries following a coup on the island, and the concern of the Western alliance including Britain over the US action. Includes interviews with British Governor-General of the island Sir Paul Scoon; Grenadians; US soldier; OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) representative.

Contributors

BBC; Richard Lindley; Paul Scoon

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; Armed forces; Great Britain; Grenada; Military affairs; Television programmes; Commonwealth countries; Caribbean; Panorama; Colonial governors; OECS; Paul Scoon; Television current affairs programme

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