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Westland: Wicks minute [for MT] (Whitelaw comment on 15 Jan speech draft; also Armstrong wording) [tone, balance & content right; suggests different wording on meeting that did not take place] [released Jan 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 5/1/5/370 f5104
Editorial comments: An undated note by Armstrong follows the Wicks minute. The wording of the final speech closely follows that Armstrong draft. Read other documents selected from this file.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Executive, Executive (appointments), Parliament, Conservatism, Defence (general), Industry, Foreign policy (USA), Leadership, Media, Charles Powell minutes