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Falklands: MT message to President Mitterrand (1850Z) (possible delivery by France of Exocets to Peru) ["If it became known...that France was now releasing weapons to Peru that would certainly be passed to Argentina for use against us...this would have a devastating effect on the relationship between our two countries"] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/649 f7 (T116/82)
Editorial comments:

1850. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.

Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 2pp
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), European Union (general), Defence (Falklands)