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Falklands: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (1045Z) (Sir Frank Cooper & MOD Chief of Public Relations - Fleet Street editors - meeting 5) ["Fifth meeting with editors on Falklands emergency"] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f241
Editorial comments:

Sir Frank Cooper was the Permanent Under Secretary of State at the MOD, the head of its civil service component. Neville Taylor was the Chief of Public Relations, who had only just taken up his post. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Media, Defence (Falklands), Executive