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Merseyside: Jenkin minute to MT ("Future of the Liverpool Garden Festival Site") [paper MT finished reading moments before Brighton Bomb exploded] [declassified 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1363
Editorial comments:

As described in her memoirs (see here), MT read this minute as one final piece of work before bed. She finished reading it just before the bomb exploded at 2:54am; identified as a key document only for this reason.

Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Terrorism, Northern Ireland, Arts & entertainment, Environment, Local government