11-09-2009, 11:38 PM
Thatcher's fight against German unity
Papers published by the Foreign Office reveal the extent of Margaret Thatcher's opposition to German unification. As Brian Hanrahan reports, she had an ally in French President Francois Mitterrand, but was at odds with her own foreign secretary.
The fall of the Berlin wall was a moment that brought joy to much of the world, catapulting the issue of German re-unification onto the international agenda.
But both British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and France's President Mitterrand were worried.
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8251211.stm
Papers published by the Foreign Office reveal the extent of Margaret Thatcher's opposition to German unification. As Brian Hanrahan reports, she had an ally in French President Francois Mitterrand, but was at odds with her own foreign secretary.
The fall of the Berlin wall was a moment that brought joy to much of the world, catapulting the issue of German re-unification onto the international agenda.
But both British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and France's President Mitterrand were worried.
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8251211.stm