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Margaret Thatcher

Remarks after meeting Lech Walesa

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Outside St Brygida Church, Gdansk, Poland
Source: Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR [COI transcript]
Editorial comments: Around 1422 local time. MT had just lunched with Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Leaders.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 104
Themes: Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe)

Question

Prime Minister, one question! How were the talks with Mr. Walesa?

Prime Minister

We have had some very interesting and very wonderful talks and I am very grateful for the opportunity of coming here, of talking to Mr. Walesa, and for the hospitality of our hosts, which has been wonderful.

Question

(inaudible)

Prime Minister

We are now going into the church, to see round the church, and then I think you will be able to get at me afterwards at the press conference.

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