Martial law in Poland - Reagan statement

Title

Martial law in Poland - Reagan statement

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press statement made by US President Ronald Reagan condemning the announcement by the Polish government of a state of martial law in the country on 13 Dec 1981 and commenting about the effect on US-Soviet relations. Includes excerpt from Reagan’s speech and reaction of Zbigniew Brzezinski, former US Security Council advisor.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; Zbigniew Brzezinski

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; Trade unions; USSR; International relations; NATO; Communism; Poland; Solidarity; Military government; East West relations

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