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Radio 4,16 Apr 1982,14 mins

Haig's shuttle diplomacy over Falklands

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Haig admits aiding Britain with intelligence amid shuttle diplomacy between the two warring nations. 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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