Martial law in Poland - Lord Carrington speech

Title

Martial law in Poland - Lord Carrington speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Report on a speech by British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (as the President of the EEC Council of Ministers) on 17 Dec 1981 about the declaration of a state of martial law by the Polish communist government on 13 Dec 1981. Includes excerpts from speech including on policy of noninterference. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Carington

Keywords

Revolutions; Political prisoners; Trade unions; EEC; European Parliament; Conflict resolution; Diplomacy; Foreign policy; Communism; Europe; Poland; Solidarity; Strasbourg; Military government

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