Falklands/Ponting case: Ministry of Defence Police minute to 2nd PUS ("Clive Sheridan Ponting OBE") ["no security interest is involved in this leak .... in my view, not necessary, in the public interest, to pursue the alleged criminal aspect of the case"]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	FOI release to Margaret Thatcher Foundation from Attorney General's Office (FOI/59/15) f273
Editorial comments:	This file has not been accessioned by TNA (at time of writing, Jul 2025), although a document found in it suggests it was recommended for release to them as far back as 2010. Read other documents from this file.
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	1p
Themes:	Judiciary, Law & order, Defence (Falklands)

Falklands/Ponting case: Ministry of Defence Police minute to 2nd PUS ("Clive Sheridan Ponting OBE") ["no security interest is involved in this leak .... in my view, not necessary, in the public interest, to pursue the alleged criminal aspect of the case"] [declassified Apr 2017]