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Elections: Attorney General letter to Leon Brittan (Meeting of Parliament Act 1797) [constitutional significance of Monarch's death occurring between a dissolution of one Parliament and formation of the next, and the terrorist/anarchist threat, by implication, posed to Queen & country during a General Election campaign] [released July 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1735 f145
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 38pp
Themes: Conservative Party (organization), Media, Monarchy, Judiciary, Parliament, Law & order, General Elections, Security services & intelligence, Terrorism