LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

25 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:14

Description

Political editor Peter Murphy reports from the Commonweath conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher issuing, subsequent to the agreed document, a statement opposing economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa. Includes speeches announcing the original agreement by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad and Commonwealth Secretary-General Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal; UK Foreign Secretary John Major defending Thatcher’s statement.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Major; Shridath Ramphal; Mahathir bin Mohamad

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; Apartheid; International relations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Political reform; Commonwealth of Nations; Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur

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