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Parliament: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (Television in the House of Commons) [Mulroney urges MT to resist "at all costs"; CDP - "A bit late: but an awful warning"] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 2/6/4/73 f23
Editorial comments:

The vote take place on 9 Feb, so the message left Ottawa a day late. The FCO was even more dilatory, sending it No.10 on 12 Feb without apology or explanation.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Media, British Constitution (general discussions), Executive, Parliament, MT messages to and from world leaders