Channel Link Treaty

Fox Photos1986-02-12

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French president Francois Mitterrand (1916 - 1996) shake hands after signing the Franco-British Channel Fixed Link Treaty in Canterbury, Kent, 12th February 1986. The treaty opened the way for construction of the Channel Tunnel. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Title: Channel Link Treaty
Creator: Fox Photos
Date Created: 1986-02-12
Date Published: 2007-07-18
Provenance: Hulton Archive
Subject Keywords: Waist Up, Human Hand, Document, Signing, Handshake, UK, French Culture, Canterbury - England, Exchanging, Politics, Politician, Color Image, President, Prime Minister, Medium Group Of People, Males, Females, Photography, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1980-1989

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