Speech to RUC officers wounded in terrorist attacks (terrorism must never win)
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | RUC Training Centre, Garnerville, East Belfast |
| Source: | BBC Radio News Report 1800 28 September 1988 |
| Journalist: | David Capper, BBC, reporting |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. Between 1255 and 1430. MT was speaking to members of the RUC. The BBC Radio News Report has material on the rest of her day. The Irish Independent has additional material from the speech. "When we have got rid of terrorism, and we must get rid of terrorism, this is a marvellous country, a country which can be very prosperous, if again you can get the section that the rest of us in the United Kingdom take for granted. The more difficult things are, the greater our resolve, determination and courage to defeat that terrorism which is a cancer in our midst. I feel very very strongly ... [goes on as in BBC Radio News Report]. Daily Mail, 29 September 1988: "We know all the facts and the figures. We know all the arguments. It is when we come together and get the feeling of what is happening that it is all so much more vivid and all so very worthwhile". Daily Mirror (29 September 1988): "It is you who make the supreme sacrifice on our behalf". |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 295 |