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Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Italian Summit") [Craxi agrees 11 Feb in London; Powell "Oh dear!"] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3056 f236
Editorial comments:

1005Z. Supporting documents follow showing that MT and Powell had been hoping that the Italians would refuse the date and opt for an autumn summit. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3056

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), European Union (general), Charles Powell minutes, British relations with Italy