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Falklands: MT message to Haig (1540Z) (maritime exclusion zone) ["Argentina is the aggressor ... The right way to prevent naval incidents is therefore for Argentina to remove all her naval vessels from the MEZ"] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/616 f71
Editorial comments:

The note by Whitmore records that the message was approved by MT adn passed at 1540 from No.10 to the FCO for despatch. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands)