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Broadcasting: Brittan minute to MT ("Direct Broadcasting by Satellite (DBS): A Joint Project") ["In the attached memorandum... [Tebbit] and I set out our joint conclusions... propose to announce the general lines of our policy"; potential risks to project going head; News International rival scheme; MT requests meeting of key Ministers] [declassified Jan 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1172 f57
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 23pp
Themes: Industry, Public spending & borrowing, Trade, Foreign policy (USA), European Union (general), Media, Science & technology, Parliament, British relations with the US