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Defence: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Arms Sales") ["you asked for further advice... in the context of the controversy over French and German arms sales to Argentina... Mr Pym is aware that... [his] conclusions amount to an endorsement of the status quo... he will be happy to discuss this further"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1185 f407
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Industry, Trade, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), European Union (general), Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Defence (Falklands), British relations with France, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign Secretary’s meetings, MT's meetings as PM