Falklands war - Madge Nichols letter

Title

Falklands war - Madge Nichols letter

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Report on a House of Commons debate on 24/06/82 about a letter from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Conservative activist Madge Nichols, prior to the Falklands conflict, where the PM had dismissed the possibility of an Argentine invasion of the Islands. With speeches from: Thatcher; Labour Party leader Michael Foot. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Foot

Keywords

Politics; Government; Great Britain; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Letters (documents); Madge Nichols

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