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  1. Taped statement of Viraj Mendis (1989)

    Genre
    Speech

    Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker) Viraj Mendis, who has been living illegally in the UK, claims that he will be killed if he sets foot in his homeland. Before he left Pentonville Prison for Gatwick Airport...

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  2. Guardian Angels arrive in London (1989)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Members of the New York based vigilante group, The Guardian Angels, were held at Gatwick Airport for questioning under the instructions of Home Secretary Douglas Hurd but have now been allowed into the...

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  3. Gagging of discussion on the Official Secrets Act (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Report on a backbench revolt led by former Prime Minister Ted Heath as the Government moves to restrict Commons debate on amendments to the Offical Secrets Act. He is heard poking fun at the Government and...

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  4. Fresh appeal for Guildford bombings witnesses (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Marion Hill, wife of Paul Hill, jailed for life for the 1974 Guilford bombings makes an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward following the Home Secretary Douglas Hurd’s decision to allow a...

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  5. Douglas Hurd on charities and Charity Commission (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on the Government’s white paper and modernising the law so the public have confidence in the way charities are run, and on ensuring the Charity Commission has the necessary...

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  6. Acid house parties may be banned (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Britain’s so called acid king, Tony Colson-Hayter, is challenging Home Secretary Douglas Hurd to come to one of his all night parties to see for himself how they are run. Mr Hurd is planning to ban all...

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  7. Douglas Hurd meets Lech Walesa (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview with Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, following his meeting with Polish Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa, in London. The pair held talks over lunch and Lech Walesa urged Hurd to encourage...

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  8. Reaction in Hong Kong to UK settlement announcement (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; News bulletin

    Michael O’Neill reports from Hong Kong on local reaction to UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd’s scheme whereby 50,000 people in Hong Kong will be granted the right to settle in Britain (before 1997?)....

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  9. Norman Tebbit on Hong Kong immigrants (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit criticises the decision by Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to allow up to 250,000 Hong Kong residents right to abode in Britain after the handover to China. Denies he...

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  10. Nicholas Ridley’s comments on Europe find support (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Political correspondent Paul Rowley interviews Patrick McNair-Wilson, Conservative MP on Trade and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley’s offensive remarks on Germany and European economic and monetary union...

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