Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Written Statement paying tribute to Jean Monnet

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Conservative Central Office, Smith Square, Westminster
Source: Thatcher Archive: CCOPR 375/79
Editorial comments: Marked for immediate release.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 91

Tribute to Jean Monnet

Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of Europe, will be remembered as a man of outstanding vision and firm resolution.

These two characteristics were never better shown than when, after 1945, he persistently proclaimed the need for closer co-operation between the nations of Western Europe. He saw this as the main avenue for avoiding further conflict which had afflicted Europe twice this century.

The post-war generation and our children owe him a great debt of gratitude.