The special relationship

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Reassessing the 'special relationship' between the UK and US, in the light of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's sudden resignation.

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Fri 19 Mar 197621:00

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Fri 19 Mar 197621:00
BBC Radio 4

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