Thatcher and Mitterand talks

Title

Thatcher and Mitterand talks

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

11 Sep 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Terry Dignan reports on the outcome of talks in London between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand and their respective ministers over joint cooperative projects, including the decision to go ahead with studies of channel tunnel schemes and possible suspension of Concorde flights. Includes press conference statements by Thatcher.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Terry Dignan

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; UK; International relations; France; International cooperation; Channel tunnels; Francois Mitterand; Supersonic aeroplanes; Concorde

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