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Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 (1500Z) ("Mr Pym's Visit to Washington") [copies of draft FCO telegrams to UKE Washington, including Pym message to Haig and detailed amendments - annotated by MT] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/620 f129
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Unmarked copies of the draft telegrams are in Nott's Private Office file, DEFE13/1484 f141.

Unmarked copies are also in Lewin's Private Office file, DEFE25/445 f184.

FCO 788 as sent at 1500Z, embodying some changes in response to MT's comments, appears on FCO7/4530 f179 and can be read here. Also in that file, at f174, is FCO 790 1600Z, containing the amendments to the Buenos Aires draft.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 11pp
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (Falklands)