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The South African leader PW Botha sent his personal best wishes to Thatcher and looked forward to the 'continuation the friendly relations which happily exist between our countries' west German Christian Democrat chancellor KOnI said the result was 'a massive conTOI i natcher and a victory for NATO' at the British embassy in Washington, there were huge cheers when tony Benn was defeated in Bristol. British American VUICES mingled in the cheering.
'It cannot be doubted that the continuation of Mrs Thatcher at the head of the British government will mean that the strong support for the alliance in all its phases will continue as before'. With NATO about to deploy its new missiles in Europe, delight The Tories are holding a victory celebration on 23-24 June which will be attended by reactionary COLLIKCIS around the world. Te formation will discussing the of an international federading was Jaques Chirac of Laose attenthe French Gaullists, US vice-president George Bush, West German спалсеног Köhl and the Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. tionaries who hailed Thatcher's victory were head of ine lurkisn millary Junta General Evren the Spanish fascist paper Alcazar.
The reaction the Europear one-commared Socialist Parties was also typical. Holland, Norway; socia democratic leaders put down Labour's defeat to internal 'unrealistic policies.
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