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Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Italian Summit in London: Italian press reaction") [emphasis on the positive; "Craxi has gained in stature from the summit and Anglo-Italian relations have benefited"] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3056 f150
Editorial comments:

1530Z. The Italian economy overtook the British in nominal GDP that quarter, an event referred to in Italty as 'il sorpasso'. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-3056

Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), European Union (general), Media, Charles Powell minutes, British relations with Italy