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Falklands: Prime Minister Spadolini of Italy letter to MT (1982 World Cup: Italy's victory over Argentina) ["I am glad to rejoy with you for the victory of our football team on the Argentinians"] [released 2013]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR 1/20/3/38 B f19
Editorial comments:

This letter, perhaps self-typed, is the closest any EC leader appears to have come to sending congratulations to MT on the ending of the Falklands War.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), European Union (general), Sport, Defence (Falklands), British relations with Italy, MT messages to and from world leaders