European Referendum Press Conference
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | Conservative Central Office, Smith Square, Westminster |
| Source: | (1) Thatcher Archive: CCOPR 550/75 (2) BBC Radio News Report 1800 3 June 1975 (3) The Times, 4 June 1975 (4) Financial Times, 4 June 1975 |
| Journalist: | (3) David Wood, The Times, reporting (4) John Hunt, Financial Times, reporting |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. The Press Conference was due to begin at 0945. MT’s opening statement was issued as a press release embargoed until 0945. The Evening Standard reported the following exchange: MT was asked whether Edward Du Cann had "gone off his rocker? "No, of course, not," she said with a smile, adding that it was not for her to think why he is taking the line he is in tonight’s speech". |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 2348 |
| Themes: | European Union (general) |