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Commonwealth: Walden minute to Cartledge/Whitmore (response to Prime Minister Fraser's leak of information on plan for Rhodesia) [Carrington suggests immediate briefing of British press] [declassified 2010]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/155 f94
Editorial comments: Malcolm Fraser was accused of leaking details of the draft agreement on Rhodesia to the press, prior to its official announcement. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (Rhodesia-Zimbabwe), Foreign policy (Australia & NZ)