Margaret Thatcher on withdrawal of British troops from Lebanon
- Title
- Margaret Thatcher on withdrawal of British troops from Lebanon
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 9 Feb 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:01:14
- Description
- Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher makes a statement in the House of Commons regarding the withdrawal of British troops from Lebanon. Their headquarters are in Hadass, so they are unable to help British nationals in West Beirut. Following standard practice, each individual evacuation costs £30; when the Labour Government evacuated from Tehran, it cost £68 per head.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher
- Keywords
- Iran; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Armed forces; UK; British; Tehran; Conservative Party; International relations; Lebanon; Beirut; Army; Evacuation; Civilians; Foreigners; Hadass
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