Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Title

Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Foreign Secretary John Major in Kuala Lumpur following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s rebel stand at the Commonwealth conference in Malaysia, where she issued a statement opposing economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa in breach of the official communique. Major defends both Thatcher and the British position.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Major

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; Great Britain; Apartheid; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Commonwealth of Nations; Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur

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