Margaret Thatcher at 40th anniversary of UN General Assembly

Title

Margaret Thatcher at 40th anniversary of UN General Assembly

Genre

Speech

TX Date

24 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:14:02

Description

Speech by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to mark the 40th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. She harks back to Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech of 1946, and goes on to pay tribute to the work of the UN. Applause at end of speech followed by brief distortion of audio before an assembly official requests an escort for the speaker.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Middle East; Peace; Human rights; Human rights violations; Anniversary celebrations; Terrorism; South Africa; Apartheid; International relations; UN; Refugees; Freedom; Anniversaries; New York (city); Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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