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US and Iran
Need for oil wipes out any backing for US response to Khomeini's takeover of Iran.
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 成人论坛 in 2014.
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Sun 16 Dec 1979
09:15
成人论坛 Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 14 Dec 1979 21:15成人论坛 Radio 4
- Sun 16 Dec 1979 09:15成人论坛 Radio 4
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