Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Title

Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Aug 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:31

Description

UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defends her stance on sanctions against South Africa. She talks about the British interest in South Africa, what would happen if she were to agree to the sanctions, the number of South Africans that are entitled to British passports, the items she has agreed on, the difficulties of upholding sanctions, and how the Commonwealth stands now. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; International relations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Commonwealth of Nations; Summits (meetings)

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