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  1. Louisa Kennedy on American hostages in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, on the trauma experienced by hostages’ families, and the mood of the public in the United States. Mrs...

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  2. Demonstration outside US Embassy in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Vox pop

    Adrianos van Helfteren(?) reports live from a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Tehran, where staff have been kept hostage for 126 days. The demonstrators are demanding that the USA return the Shah...

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  3. Roger Cooper on US servicemen killed in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Telephone interview with reporter Roger Cooper on the failed US attempt to rescue the American hostages being held in Tehran. He says reports from Tehran about how many US troops were involved in the attempt...

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  4. Middle East expert on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male Middle East expert on the failure of the US operation to rescue embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Eight people were killed in an explosion during the refuelling of one of the...

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  5. Louisa Kennedy on failed hostage rescue bid (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, says she is surprised by the (unsuccessful) rescue attempt and is not in favour of military action. She...

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  6. French-Soviet talks on Iran and Afghanistan (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on a meeting between Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko and President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of France. The Soviet Union condemned the aborted US attempt to rescue the American hostages in...

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  7. Iranian media coverage of failed US hostage rescue attempt (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Roger Cooper reports on the failed attempt to rescue US Embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Iranian officials initially disbelieved reports of the mission, claiming it was impossible for American...

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  8. Bodies of US servicemen returned from Iran (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the return of the bodies of eight US servicemen from Iran. Greek archbishop Hilarion Capucci, who negotiated their return, accompanied the nine coffins. The International Committee of the Red Cross...

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  9. Andrew Manderstam on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Andrew Manderstam in Washington reports on the US announcement of an aborted attempt to rescue the US hostages in Tehran. Two aircraft collided on the runway in a desert region in Iran and eight servicemen...

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  10. House of Commons debate on US hostage rescue mission failure (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Peter Allen reports on the House of Commons debate about the failed attempt by the United States to rescue its hostages in Tehran. Labour MP, Tony Benn was the first to speak on the matter and demanded a...

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