Anglo-French summit

Title

Anglo-French summit

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

27 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

The mini-summit of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand in Paris ended with both deeming it very successful. Topics discussed included NATO, Channel Tunnel, EEC, the Middle East, the Salman Rushdie affair and Japanese car makers Nissan. Peter Murphy reports for Update programme. Includes speeches by Thatcher and Mitterrand (through interpreter).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy; Francois Mitterrand

Keywords

Books; Authors; Imports; Exports; Margaret Thatcher; EEC; UK; France; Car industry; Homicide; Francois Mitterrand; Islam; Summits (meetings); Paris; Freedom of speech; Cultural exhibitions; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; Update (radio programme); Ford; The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa; Gauguin; Nissan

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