Erik Mauny

September 17, 1920 (age 76)

London

He obtained a degree in Russian at the School of Slavonic Studies. He worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1949, in External Services News (1949–1955), as foreign duty editor (1955–1958), correspondent in Vienna and Balkans (1958), Middle East (based in Beirut, 1958–1960), and Washington, District of Columbia (1960–1963). He reported from Cuba following the Bay of Pigs episode. The British Broadcasting Corporation had been attempting to secure permission from the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics to base a correspondent in since at least World World War II, but had always been rebuffed. They finally received permission in 1963, under the relatively relaxed era of Nikita Khrushchev"s presidency. Upon appointment, de Mauny purchased a full-length suede coat from Moss Bros, and took with him a pair of Royal Air Force flying boots, as protection against the cold. The British Broadcasting Corporation provided him with a dark green Humber Super Snipe car, adapted for use in cold weather. The following year, he secured an interview with the exiled spy, Kim Philby, confirming the latter"s presence in, and covered the fall of Khrushchev. While in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, his activities were severely limited. He was required to obtain permission to travel more than a few miles outside To communicate with London he had to book telephone lines hours in advance. The bookings were not always honoured. He moved from to the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Paris bureau in 1966. He returned as the correspondent in 1972. In 1974, he reported the arrest of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, writer and dissident. De Mauny finally left in 1974. He was a British Broadcasting Corporation Foreign Duty Editor (1974–1977) and then Special Correspondent for working for Radio 4"s The World Tonight (1977–1980).

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De Mauny was born in London on 17 September 1920, to professional musicians.

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He obtained a degree in Russian at the School of Slavonic Studies. He worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1949, in External Services News (1949–1955), as foreign duty editor (1955–1958), correspondent in Vienna and Balkans (1958), Middle East (based in Beirut, 1958–1960), and Washington, District of Columbia (1960–1963). He reported from Cuba following the Bay of Pigs episode.

The British Broadcasting Corporation had been attempting to secure permission from the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics to base a correspondent in since at least World World War II, but had always been rebuffed.

They finally received permission in 1963, under the relatively relaxed era of Nikita Khrushchev"s presidency. Upon appointment, de Mauny purchased a full-length suede coat from Moss Bros, and took with him a pair of Royal Air Force flying boots, as protection against the cold.

The British Broadcasting Corporation provided him with a dark green Humber Super Snipe car, adapted for use in cold weather. The following year, he secured an interview with the exiled spy, Kim Philby, confirming the latter"s presence in, and covered the fall of Khrushchev.

While in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, his activities were severely limited.

He was required to obtain permission to travel more than a few miles outside To communicate with London he had to book telephone lines hours in advance. The bookings were not always honoured. He moved from to the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Paris bureau in 1966.

He returned as the correspondent in 1972.

In 1974, he reported the arrest of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, writer and dissident. De Mauny finally left in 1974.

He was a British Broadcasting Corporation Foreign Duty Editor (1974–1977) and then Special Correspondent for working for Radio 4"s The World Tonight (1977–1980).

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