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Fighter planes for Egypt
President Carter backs sale of US-built fighter jets to Egypt. Worst winter weather in north-east for decades.
President Carter backs sale of US-built fighter jets to Egypt. Worst winter weather in north-east for decades.
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.
Last on
Sun 19 Feb 1978
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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Audio Transcript
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 17 Feb 1978 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 19 Feb 1978 09:15BBC Radio 4
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