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Falklands: Sir Antony Acland letter to Sir Robert Armstrong ("Frederick Forsyth's proposed book about the Falklands") ["very undesirable precedent"; doubts whether it would be accurate or impartial, particularly with respect to the FCO] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f103
Editorial comments:

Read other documents selected from this file. See also PREM19/611, which relates wholly to the abortive Forsyth book. That file may be read here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Media, Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence, Executive, Conservatism