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Falklands: Fearn briefing for Ridley ("Falkland Islands: OD Meeting: 7 November 1980 - Points to Make") [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: FCO7/3808 (f65)
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Copied to Acland Private Office files Box 40C f36, which is unredacted. The words omitted in this copy are as follows: "Our legal advice is that precedent would give ownership of any oil found to the Falkland Islands Government rather than HMG".

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Defence (Falklands), Energy

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