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Sir David Hannay, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations, during a private press briefing in the offices of the British Mission to the UN, New York (May 1993).
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Tom Richardson (centre), British deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, meets with a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front in a lobby at the United nations, New York (May 1993).
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Ghurka on duty at the British embassy, Bangkok.
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Bhuddist nun, British consulate, Bangko.
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Visa section of the consular department of the British embassy in Bangkok: an entry clearance officer interrogates a visa applicant.
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Visa section of the consular department of the British embassy in Bangkok: an entry clearance officer interrogates a visa applicant.
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Visa applicant awaiting the verdict on her application, consular division, British Embassy, Bangkok.
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Security awareness notice in the bathroom of the British embassy in Bangkok.
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The Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Moscow River seen from a hotel terrace.
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Diplomatic mail, British embassy, Moscow.
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A receptionist at the British embassy in Moscow.
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British ambassador to Moscow Sir Brian Fall (right) and second secretary Tim Barrow at Moscow airport awaiting the arrival of Princess Anne.
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British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd studies papers on an RAF jet en route to an EU meeting in Luxembourg (August 1993).
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British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and his private secretary John Sawers in conference in Hurd's office at the Foreign Office, London.
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Post room, Foreign Office, London.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London: daily 10.20 am meeting (known as 'Morning Prayers') between the PUS (permanent under secretary) and senior Foreign Office officials.
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Cleaning staff at the Foreign and Commonwelath Office, London, 1993
True Brits
British diplomats
1993
Client: BBC
Producer: Stephen Lambert
English Stories © David Secombe