Thatcher seemed to Americans' typical provincial matrons "

USA rassekretili documents in 1975, which contains the first characteristics of Margaret Thatcher after her election leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain, reported the newspaper The Sunday Times. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reported that Thatcher - "typical provincial matrons" to the same "terribly English."

Diplomats have expressed doubts that it will ever be able to lead the British government. The document, entitled "Margaret Thatcher: first impressions" analyst U.S. embassy wrote that the Conservative leader is the true voice of "Bourgeois alarmed", but is unlikely to represent the British nation as a whole.

According to the analyst, Margaret "over the years has become the hallmark of the most human way of the secured portion of the middle class", which negatively affected its prospects as a national leader.

Speaking of Thatcher, American diplomats acknowledged her honesty, candor and dedication to their convictions. As stated in the Department of archival documents, it has a vivid and profound mind, but was inclined to excessive rigidity and care about minor details. In addition, the securities mentioned in "perfect appearance, manners power, formal and partly feigned charm, and above all, the prominent voice for the future of British premiere.

In 1975, four years before the electoral victory of Thatcher, American diplomats questioned its commitment to alliance with the United States. In the State Department feared that European interests of the UK weaken its relationship with America. One suggested that Thatcher put relations with European countries above transatlantic cooperation.

Declassified documents show that in mid-1970 on Saturday more counted on the cooperation with France. Her government at the time was led by future President Jacques Chirac. He had the most widely feedback American diplomats "bright young politician" and "a brilliant young technocrat" who "charmed the United States."