Thatcher upsets Madrid with Gibraltar statement

A diplomatic dispute flared here Wednesday over a statement by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher which Spain took to mean that Britain was not prepared to negotiate the sovereignty of Gibraltar.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Spanish authorities were shocked and surprised by Mrs. Thatcher's statement that Britain hoped to start talks with Spain about Gibraltar, but not on the sovereignty issue.

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