Thatcher on talks with Reagan during his UK state visit

Title

Thatcher on talks with Reagan during his UK state visit

Genre

Speech

TX Date

9 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Statement outside 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on her talks with US President Ronald Reagan during his UK state visit. Applauds Reagan’s visit and US support of the British position in the Falklands War. Confirms the subject of the talks were defence and disarmament, and a common commitment to a cessation of hostilities in the Middlle East and withdrawal from Lebanon.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

USA; Middle East; Foreign affairs; Defence; Conflict resolution; Arms control; State visits; Lebanon; Presidents; Peacebuilding; Defence policy; Falklands War (1982); Ronald Reagan; Nuclear disarmamant

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