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Personal and party papers, Cambridge

Cold War: MT notes for conversation with Gorbachev ("Chemical Weapons") ["Worried for long time but particularly since Iraq used them in Middle East"] [released Mar 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 1/4/16 f75
Editorial comments:

Undsted, but listed by date of the conversation. Official files show that MT delivered remrks close to these notes when talking with Gorbachev during his London visit. See discussion on this page. Read all documents from the 1989 release of MT's party and personal papers.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Defence (general), Defence (arms control)