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  1. Bob Scanlon arrest in Uganda (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paula Garnham, sister of Bob (Robert) Scanlon, interviewed about his arrest in Uganda on charges of spying and smuggling, and the inaction of the Foreign Office. Male interviewer not identified.

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  2. Think tank on Foreign Office spending (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Ed Boyle reports on the think tank report on the Foreign Office. He looks at the extravagances of the offices and how this needs to change. Includes interviews with MPs Ian Wrigglesworth and John Ryman.

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  3. John Davies on Foreign Office think tank report (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Shadow Foreign Secretary John Davies on his reaction to a think-tank report on Foreign Office spending. He speaks about the need to spend money to keep up foreign affairs, how the civil servant’s life can...

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  4. Andrew Young on lack of ethnic mixture in Foreign Office (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Andrew Young, US UN representative, talking about immigration and lack of people from all ethnic backgrounds in the UK Foreign Office. Some rude words blanked out. Interviewer not heard.

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  5. Benjamin Netanyahu on his time in London (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Ambassador to the Court of St James. In 1948 he fought in Jerusalem alongside a soldier named Esther, whose younger sister is now his wife. Apparently he is due to...

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  6. John Major’s first day as Foreign Secretary (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Michael O’Neill interviews new Foreign Secretary John Major, along with other reporters outside the Foreign Office on his first day at the new job; receiving the appointment; issues his foreign policy will...

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  7. John McCarthy demonstration (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on a demonstration by The Friends of John McCarthy, outside the Foreign Office in London. The protest marked the birthday of John McCarthy, his fourth in captivity in Beirut after being taken hostage...

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  8. Daughter of Iraqi prisoner awaits her return (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Michelle de Vries, the daughter of released Iraqi prisoner, British nurse Daphne Parish, speaks of her relief at her mother’s release. Mrs Parish was released from prison in Iraq but only after her...

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  9. Nurse Daphne Parish speaks on her return to UK (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Nurse Daphne Parish speaks for the first time following her return to the UK. Parish was imprisoned in Iraq with journalist Farzad Bazoft on suspicion of espionage. President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda was...

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  10. Mortar bomb attack on 10 Downing Street (1991)

    Genre
    News bulletin; News report; Interview

    Whitehall offices have been evacuated after terrorists attempted to blow up UK Prime Minister John Major and his war cabinet. Mortar bombs launched from outside the Ministry of Defence have landed in the...

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