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Falklands: FCO telegram 77 to UKE Buenos Aires (1700Z) (Carrington message to Costa Mendez - "South Georgia") ["The potentially dangerous position which has now developed has in no way been of our seeking" - MT copy] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/657 f24
Editorial comments:

1700. This document was extracted from the PM's Office Files and submitted to the Falkland Islands Review Committee (chaired by Lord Franks); it originally formed part of what is now PREM19/613. Read other documents selected from PREM19/657, The full file from which this item is taken can be seen Read full file - PREM19/657.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands)