Subseries 1 - John Simpson: Journalist Notebooks - 1970s

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MCPP/JS/1/1

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John Simpson: Journalist Notebooks - 1970s

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  • 1974-1979 (Creation)

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30 volumes, paper

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Name of creator

Simpson, John Cody Fidler (1944-present), journalist, foreign correspondent and Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
(9 August 1944 - present)

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A series of 30 notebooks covering the 1970s in which John Simpson wrote questions, answers, notes on briefings, and interviews covering domestic and foreign policy. The subject areas covered are:

European politics
European trade agreements
European economic situation
NATO
Hostage crises
Angola
South Africa
Zaire
Moscow
Iran
China
Rhodesia
Vietnam
Cuba

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Please note that the notebooks may be closed due to Data Protection considerations

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