General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:3/7

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #3 / No. 7

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009775

Date of production

2000-05-18

Date

2000

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

3 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Channel 4 News report by Alex Thomson on the situation in Sierra Leone and the extent of British involvement. It includes footage of Freetown streets followed by scenes from Lungi Airport, as well as footage with a new UN contingent of Indian troops. The report features an interview with Brigadier David Richards, the British Commanding Officer in Sierra Leone, who talks about the warm welcome British troops have received from the locals, the position of the British troops in the war, and the role of the UN. It also includes an interview with a Sierra Leone Police Chief, a British national from Lancaster, speaking about Foday Sankoh’s capture and his role in diamond smuggling.

Context

Associated Names

Independent Television Network (ITN) (Creator/Author)