Margaret Thatcher speech in Poland

Title

Margaret Thatcher speech in Poland

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

4 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Peter Murphy reports from Poland on a speech by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. On the eve of her meeting with Solidarity union leader Lech Walesa, the Prime Minister used a formal dinner to tell her Polish government hosts that they must open their society to the banned trade union (excerpts heard). For AM programme.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy

Keywords

Trade unions; Margaret Thatcher; Political systems; Speeches; State visits; Poland; AM (radio programme); Solidarity (trade union); Lech Walesa; Wojciech Jaruzelski

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