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Westland: No.10 record of conversation (‘Westland’) [if Bristow withdraws, encourage creditors to instal new management] [declassified Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1415 f185
Editorial comments: 1430. The note contains a misleading statement in the penultimate paragraph, referring to terms set out in a Prime Ministerial letter to Sir Basil Blackwell on 18 June. In fact the letter setting out terms was written by the Trade and Industry Secretary, Norman Tebbit. The full file from which this item is taken can be downloaded here. Or read selected documents from this file in site database. Or read selected documents on Westland in site database (from many files).
Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Executive, Defence (general), Industry, Public spending & borrowing