Audio interview with Brian Faulkner, Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce, for ITN on 1 January 1966. With the rise of air travel in the 1960s demand for ocean liners declined creating financial difficulties for the UK shipping industry. In this context the Northern Ireland administration offered Harland and Wolff a financial stimulus in the mid-1960s to maintain its viability. Faulkner outlines the economic and social necessity in Northern Ireland for this financial package.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 January 1966
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Faulkner
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 1966
Key Individuals: Brian Faulkner
Key Words: Harland and Wolff, economy, unemployment