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Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1550 to FCO (2322Z) ("Falklands: Nuclear Weapons") [US press reports Task Force armed with tactical nuclear weapons and that commander had authority to use them] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/623 f105
Editorial comments:

2322Z. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-0623.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Media, Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Defence (Falklands), British relations with the US