Foreign and Commonwealth Office files, Western European Department
Italy: HMA despatch to FCO (“The PCI after Berlinguer”) [assessment of dead leader & future party prospects] [declassified Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | FCO33/7441 f116 |
| Editorial comments: | Copied to PREM19/1818 but destroyed in that file during declassification as a duplicate of a document on FCO files, in line with Cabinet Office policy. This policy has the perverse result that we cannot tell if MT read the despatch or how she reacted to it, if she did. The full PREM file can be seen here can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 11pp |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Defence (arms control), Labour Party & socialism, Leadership, British relations with Italy |
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