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Falklands: Lord Privy Seal letter to Dr David Owen (plans to phase out HMS Endurance) [rebuts argument that "On grounds of our interest in the Antarctic and Falkland Islands it seems to be a false economy"] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: ALA 062/2. Documents released to the Margaret Thatcher Foundation per FOI request 0181-12.
Editorial comments:

Several documents are contained in this file, of which Owen's letter to Atkins is one. These documents were derived from the Private Office files of Lord Carrington, as prepared for submission to the Franks Inquiry. The originals are due to be accessioned in due course by TNA where they will be found within FCO archives.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 7pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands)