Martial law in Poland

Title

Martial law in Poland

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:07:26

Description

Report on recent political and social events in Poland leading to the imposition of martial law and the arrest of the leaders of the independent trade union Solidarity, resulting in the imposition of sanctions against Poland by the West. Speakers include: unidentified female speaker; British Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington (Peter Carington); Nik Gowing, reporter; Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Solidarity chief spokesman; Romuald Spasowski, Polish Ambassador to the United States. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Carington; Romuald Spasowski; Nik Gowing; Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Keywords

Human rights; Trade unions; Economic sanctions; Poland; Military law; Arrests; Solidarity (organization)

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