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Typescript transcript of interview with Soviet Gen Anatoly Ivanovich Gribkov, commanded the operational command of the Soviet Chief of Staff, 1962, relating to Soviet support for the government of Dr Fidel Castro (Ruz) in Cuba, 1959-1962; US opposition to Castro's regime in Cuba, 1959-1962; the opposition in the USSR to US foreign policy, 1959-1962; Soviet military aid to Cuba, 1960-1962; the Soviet deployment of SS-4 'Sandal' Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) and SS-5 'Skean' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) to Cuba, 1962; the deployment of Soviet military equipment, personnel and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 'Fishbed' aircraft to Cuba, 1962; the strategic reasons for the Soviet deployment of missiles to Cuba, 1962; the issue of civilian clothes to Soviet military personnel during the voyage to Cuba, 1962; the welcome given by the Cuban people on the arrival of the Soviet military personnel in Cuba, 1962; the siting of the missiles and the construction of bases in Cuba, 1962; the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962; the shooting down of a US Lockheed U2 high altitude photographic reconnaissance aircraft, Cuba, 27 Oct 1962; Soviet fears of a US invasion of Cuba, 27-28 Oct 1962; Gribkov's opinion on how near the USSR and USA came to war during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; the removal of the Soviet missiles from Cuba, Oct-Nov 1962. 36pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Gen Anatoly Ivanovich Gribkov, USSR Army, relating to US Soviet relations including the establishment of the Warsaw Pact, 1955, the nuclear rearmament of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), and the Berlin Crisis, 1958-1961. 21pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Gen Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr, US Secretary of State, 1981-1982, relating to his role in attempting to mediate between Britain and Argentina following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, 2 Apr 1982, including meeting with Sir Nicholas Henderson, British Ambassador to the US, 1979-1982, concerning intelligence reports of Argentina's intention to invade the Falkland Islands, 31 Mar 1982; telephone conversation between Ronald Wilson Reagan, US President, 1981-1989, and Lt Gen Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri, President of Argentina, 1981-1982, 1 Apr 1982; the attendance of Dr Jeane Duane Jordan Kirkpatrick, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1981-1985, at the Argentine Embassy dinner (2 Apr 1982); formulation of US policy on the invasion of the Falkland Islands and discussions of the US National Security Council meeting, 6 Apr 1982; the membership of the US mediation delegation, their first visit to London (8 Apr 1982) and meetings with Rt Hon Margaret Hilda Thatcher, British Prime Minister, 1979-1990; British policy on the Falklands Islands; his visit to Buenos Aires, 9-10 Apr 1982, and encounter with popular demonstrations outside the Casa Rosada, where meetings with the Argentine government took place; talks with Argentines regarding a proposed joint administration of the Islands and the withdrawal of Argentine forces; his second visit to London (12-13 Apr 1982) and his meeting with Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1982-1983; his report to Ronald Wilson Reagan, US President, 1981-1989, on the progress of the talks (14 Apr 1982); the impact of the article by Carl Bernstein, published Washington Post, alleging US arms and intelligence support for the UK military operation against Argentina; his second visit to Buenos Aires (15 Apr 1982) and meeting with the Argentine Military Junta; threats of Soviet Union intervention in support of Argentina; the failure of the peace proposal of Dr Terry Fernando Belaúnde, President of Peru,1980-1985; and Haig's address to the Organisation of American States (OAS) meeting announcing US abandonment of mediation and declaring support for the British military action against Argentina. Also comments on the implications of this mission for his political career. 69pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Gen Adolfo Blandon, Salvadoran Chief of Staff, 1983-1988, relating to the conflict between the El Salvador army and the guerrilla forces, including US support for the El Salvador government. 8pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym of Sandy, Bedfordshire (Lord Pym), British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1982-1983, discussing his role in informing the Parliament of developments in the conflict with Argentina, and the debates in the House of Commons during this period; the resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Sixth Baron Carrington (Lord Carrington), as Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and his appointment as Carrington's successor (3 Apr 1982); the exploration of diplomatic solutions to the conflict in the Falkland Islands, including the visits to London, of Alexander Meigs Haig, US Secretary of State, 1981-1982, (8, 12-13 Apr 1982), and his visit to Washington (22-23 Apr 1982) for talks; and the Argentine rejection of US proposal for joint administration of the islands [17 Apr 1982]. 32pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Abbott Washburn, founder of the Crusade for Freedom, relating to US policy on Eastern Europe in 1940s-1950s, and its bid for US popular support of their policy; the establishment of the Crusade for Freedom, launched by Gen Dwight L Eisenhower, 1950, with chairman Gen Lucius Clay, US Military Governor in Germany, and Commander in Chief, US Forces in Europe, 1947-1949, to raise funds for Radio Free Europe; the tour of the Freedom Bell throughout the US (1950); and the 'Winds of Freedom' operation using balloons to distribute leaflet via the prevailing wind, from Germany into Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Rumania, 1953. 10pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Wu Ningkun, Chinese student at the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1949-1951, teacher and lecturer, China, 1951-1958, relating to Wu's reaction to the declaration of the People's Republic of China, 1 Oct 1949; his return to China from the US, 1951; the fears of a US invasion of China across the Yalu River from North Korea, 1951; the failure of the Chinese authorities to publish details of Chinese casualties in Korea, 1950-1953; the death of Chairman Mao Zedong's son in Korea, [1951]; the Chinese reaction to the end of the Korean War, Jul 1953; Wu's belief that he was mistrusted because of his association with the USA, [1953]; the Chinese Communist Party campaign of 'ideological remoulding of the intellectuals', [1953]; relations between the USSR and the People's Republic of China, 1953-1956; the attitude of the Chinese population to the Soviet advisers, experts and technicians working in China, [1953-1959]; the reaction in China to the death of Soviet President Josef Vissarionovich Stalin, 5 Mar 1953; the international role of the People's Republic of China, 1953-1956; Wu's opinion of Chou En-Lai (Zhou Enlai), Premier and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, [1955]; the deterioration in relations between China and the USSR, 1957-1958; the publication of anti-Soviet propaganda in China, [1959]; the denunciation of Wu as a 'rightist', 1958; his detention and forced labour in northern China, 1958-[1968]; the causes of the Great Famine in China, 1958; Wu's experiences during the Cultural Revolution in China, 1966-1968; the rapprochement between the USA and the People's Republic of China, 1972-1979; the visit to China by US President Richard Milhous Nixon and Dr Henry (Alfred) Kissinger, US National Security Adviser, Feb 1972; the Mao personality cult, 1944-1976; the impact of the Cold War in China, 1949-1990. 26pp

Typescript transcript of a filmed interview with Madeleine Albright, US Secretary of State 1997-2001, describing mediating at negotiations between President Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria 1971-2000, Farouk al-Shara, Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-2006 and Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel 1999-2001, Damascus and Washington, Dec 1999; meeting with Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority 1994-2004, Ramallah, Jun 2000, to persuade him to attend the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David; events and negotiations at the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David, Maryland, USA, 11-25 Jul 2000; mediating at cease fire negotiations between Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat at the residence of the US Ambassador, Paris, France, 4 Oct 2000.

Typescript transcript of a filmed interview with William Jefferson ‘Bill’ Clinton, US President, 1993-2001, describing his impressions of Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel, 1999-2001; talks with Syria and Israel and Damascus (1999); Geneva Summit between Clinton and Hafez Asaad, Prime Minister of Syria, 1971-2000, concerning compromise with Israel, Mar 2000, and the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David, Maryland, USA, Jul 2000.

Typescript transcript of interview with Bill Frappoly, ex-member Chicago Red Squad, (undercover police operation) relating to his infiltration of the student protest movement and the organisation of the anti-war demonstration at the Democrat National Convention, Chicago, Aug 1968. Also comments on his testimony at the trial of the 'Chicago Eight', protest leaders convicted of conspiracy to incite a riot, at the Chicago demonstration. 38pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Larisa Prokhorova, Russian student, relating to the changes in Soviet society following the appointment of Mikhail Gorbachev as General Secretary of the Communist Party, 1985-1991, and the reaction of the people to his policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness). 10pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Jackie Goldberg, student at University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1965, relating to her involvement in the US civil rights and anti-war movement, and social change in the US during the 1960s. 44pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Frank Bardacke, student at Harvard and University of California, Berkeley, 1959-[1965], relating to student activism and the Free Speech, Anti-war, and civil rights movements in the US during the 1960s. 49pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Fernando Davalos, Cuban student, 1961-1962, relating to the US sponsored sabotage against the Cuban government, and his activities in the Cuban defence force during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1961. 16pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Eva Zidkova, Czechoslovakian student, injured during the Soviet invasion of Prague, 1968, relating to the Soviet occupation of Prague, 20-21 Aug 1968 16pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Arturo Alessandri, Chilean student, 1970, relating to the Presidential election of 1970, in which his great-uncle Jorgi Alessandri was a candidate; his reaction to Allende's victory, and to the later military coup d'etat. 10pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Andrei Pavlov, Russian student, relating to changes in Soviet life and news reporting following the appointment of Mikhail Gorbachev as General Secretary of the Communist Party, 1985-1991 and the impact of his policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness). 5pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Kim Oei-Hwan, Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army, 1950-[1951], relating to his experience in the South Korean Army during the Korean war 1950-1953, including the invasion of South Korea by North Korean army, and the poor combat preparation of the South Korean Army. 12pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Jim Kane, former soldier, G Company, 69 Div, US Army, North West Europe, 1945, relating to the advance of the US Army across western Europe, Apr 1945; the battle for Leipzig, Germany, 1945; the meeting between the Red Army and the US Army, Torgau, river Elbe, Germany, 25 Apr 1945; the victory celebrations with the Red Army, Apr 1945; the 'scorched Earth' policy carried out by the Red Army in Germany, 1945; the deployment of Red Army women soldiers in the front line, 1945; the souring of relations between US and Soviet troops, May 1945; the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany, 1941-1945. 9pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Hong An, South Korean civilian, 1948-1952, and served with the Army of the Republic of Korea, 1952-1953, relating to the invasion of the Republic of (South) Korea by the People's Democratic Republic of (North) Korea, 25 Jun 1950; Hong An's opinion of the South Korean government, led by President Syngman Rhee, Aug 1948-Jun 1950; the regime of Kim Il-Sung, Premier of the People's Democratic Republic of (North) Korea, Sep 1948-Jun 1950; tension in Korea over the imposition of the 38th Parallel as the border between North and South, 1945-1950; Hong An's reaction to the US pledge of military assistance to South Korea, 1950; the atmosphere in Seoul during the North Korean occupation, Jun-Sep 1950; Hong An's account of his family's experiences in Seoul, 1950; the recapture of Seoul by UN forces, 25 Sep 1950; Hong An's service with the Army of the Republic of Korea, 1952-1953; accounts of atrocities committed by North Korean forces in Korea, 1952-1953; Hong An's opinion of the US Army in Korea and on their view of the South Korean people, 1952-1953; the reaction to the armistice declaration, 27 Jul 1953; the partition of Korea and the creation of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), 1953; conditions in Korea after the end of hostilities, 1953. 19pp