Falklands conflict - End of battle and surrender
- Title
- Falklands conflict - End of battle and surrender
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 15 Jun 1982
- Year of production
- 1982
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- Duration
- 00:10:43
- Description
- Following the end of hostilities, a look back over the events of the Falklands conflict. Speakers are: former Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington; Falkland Islands Governor, Rex Hunt (speaking in a press conference); Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (speaking in Parliament); US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig; Ministry of Defence spokesman Ian McDonald (speaking in a press conference); Defence Secretary, John Nott; commander of the sunken HMS Sheffield, Sam (James) Salt; journalist and war correspondent Kim Sabido. Also includes actuality of verbal instructions issued by an unidentified male on board HMS Endurance to troops in Grytviken. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher; Peter Carington; John Nott; Alexander Haig; Kim Sabido; Rex Hunt; Ian McDonald; Sam Salt
- Keywords
- USA; Deaths; Armed forces; UK; International relations; Sailors; Diplomacy; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Sovereignty; Warships; Army; Navy; Ships; Soldiers; Casualties; Wars (events); War correspondents; Port Stanley; HMS Endurance; HMS Sheffield; General Belgrano (ship); War dead; South Georgia
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