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Falklands: No.10 telegram to Heseltine PS and Howe PS (“US certification and arms sales”) [MT decides to avoid major row over certification; "take up the cudgels" only if major US arms sale in prospect] [declassified 2013]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/953 f96
Editorial comments: MT attending European Council in Athens. Relevant supporting document follows the main item. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (USA), Media, British relations with the US