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Falklands: Cooper letter to Acland ("Falkland Islands: Nuclear Weapons") ["I quite understand and totally share ... your concern"; location of surveillance rounds; Coventry round will be removed as soon as tactical situation permits] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/324 f20
Editorial comments:

The handwritten material in the supporting notes is by Simon Webb, Cooper's PS. Surveillance rounds were designed to measure wear on weapons. They carried no nuclear material. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands)