Fear of appeasement, 1983

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Fears of a return to 'Munich mentality' block genuine talk on arms control.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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Sun 6 Feb 198309:15

BBC Radio 4

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Role	Contributor
Presenter	Alistair Cooke

Fri 4 Feb 198321:15
BBC Radio 4
Sun 6 Feb 198309:15
BBC Radio 4

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