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Broadcasting: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("The DBS Project") [Direct Broadcasting by Satellite: proposed modifications to avoid risk of Government financial commitment; "We came into office convinced of the merits of the free market economy"; MT concurs] [declassified Jan 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1172 f37
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Industry, Public spending & borrowing, Trade, Media, Science & technology, General Elections, Conservatism