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Episode of Series “High Office”.
A dictator comes to power in a former British colony. Conditions in his country deteriorate but business opportunities for Britain are good. The program examines how the British government might view the request for a royal visit and how it would react to rumours of an impending coup against the new regime

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01:00:00:00

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Unknown

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High Office

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High Office

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ACMI Identifier

014918

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Coups d'etat

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Foreign relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

History → Coups d'etat

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U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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