Margaret Hilda Thatcher9 April 1986
Agrees to President Reagan's request to use US aircraft based in Britain to bomb Libya. Agreed due to US support in the Falklands & Article 51 of the United Nations Treaty
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Agrees to President Reagan's request to use US aircraft based in Britain to bomb Libya. Agreed due to US support in the Falklands & Article 51 of the United Nations Treaty
The US confirms that it will be using British bases to bomb Libya. Carried out by 16 F1-11s based in the UK on 5 terrorist targets
Dissaproves of Thatchers support of the US bombing of Libya
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