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Italy: MoD to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief” - demands extra cash) [MT: "An all too typical letter. In spite of the vast sums allocated … there is never any money to do things that should be done"] [declassified Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1818 f267
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), Defence (general), British relations with Italy