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Italy: MT to President Pertini (retiring from office) ["I have always enjoyed our talks and found them fascinating"; congratulations on Oxford honorary degree] [declassified Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1818 f37
Editorial comments:

Had Oxford not voted to refuse MT an honorary degree she would have received hers on the same occasion as President Pertini. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 6pp
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, British relations with Italy, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Higher & further education