Speeches, etc.

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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

China: MT statement ("Statement on recent events in Peking") ["deeply shocked by the news from Peking and appalled by the indiscriminate shooting of unarmed people"]

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Source: PREM19/2597 f125
Editorial comments: The statement was omitted in error from the Oxford University Press CD-ROM of MT's Complete Public Statements published in 1998. Supporting documents follow, including the statements made to Parliament on 6 June. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 13pp
Themes: Defence (general), Foreign policy (Asia), Foreign policy (USA)