Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Title

Commonwealth summit on South Africa sanctions

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

5 Aug 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:49

Description

Report on the Commonwealth sanctions against South Africa agreed at a summit, and Britain’s rebellious stance. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defends her position on sanctions; also comment from Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shridath (Sonny) Ramphal; summit Chair, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Lynden Pindling. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Shridath Ramphal; Lynden Pindling

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; EEC; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; International relations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Anti-apartheid movements; Prime ministers; Commonwealth of Nations; Foreign policy; Europe; Summits (meetings)

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