# ABC Petrov Affair

In April 1954 a dramatic Cold War incident involving the defection from Russia by diplomats caused a political furore now known as the Petrov Affair. Clip taken from ABC Documentary features recollections from PM at the time Robert Menzies. ABC 'Menzies: Years of Power, Years of Decision' first broadcast on 25.10.1970. Features both Robert Menzies and Allan Duncan Fraser, journalist and Labor politician.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1970
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: SOVIET DIPLOMATS IN CANBERRA DEFECT: THE PETROV AFFAIR provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ABC_Petrov_Affair.ogv)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 3.0 au](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/au/deed.en) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: SOVIET DIPLOMATS IN CANBERRA DEFECT: THE PETROV AFFAIR provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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