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Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Tornado for Greece - German interest rates") ["The Greeks have made it clear that we stand no chance of obtaining this order unless we can order credit at a fixed rate of interest below 9%... we should try to bring maximum political pressure to bear on the Germans"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1185 f208
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: Industry, Public spending & borrowing, Trade, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), European Union (general), Defence (general), British relations with France, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, MT messages to and from world leaders