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Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Events in Italy: impact upon EH101 helicopter") ["potentially serious impact of the fall of Signor Fanfani's government"; MT agrees to write to Fanfani, though doubtful it will help] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Events in Italy: impact upon EH101 helicopter") ["potentially serious impact of the fall of Signor Fanfani's government"; MT agrees to write to Fanfani, though doubtful it will help] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister Fanfani (EH101 helicopter project) ["I hope... you will be able to use your personal influence... to ensure that sufficient funds are made available... If this could be done in Italy... [UK] would be prepared to do the

Read more about Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister Fanfani (EH101 helicopter project) ["I hope... you will be able to use your personal influence... to ensure that sufficient funds are made available... If this could be done in Italy... [UK] would be prepared to do the

Defence: Brittan letter to Jenkin ("EH 101") [Anglo-Italian helicopter project: "I am very reluctantly prepared to agree to launch aid [to Westland] of up to PS65 million (cash)... on two conditions"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Brittan letter to Jenkin ("EH 101") [Anglo-Italian helicopter project: "I am very reluctantly prepared to agree to launch aid [to Westland] of up to PS65 million (cash)... on two conditions"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Prime Minister Fanfani letter to MT (EH101 helicopter project) ["I hereby confirm the commitment of the Italian government to the realization of the project"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Prime Minister Fanfani letter to MT (EH101 helicopter project) ["I hereby confirm the commitment of the Italian government to the realization of the project"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("EH101") [Anglo-Italian helicopter project; thanks for MT intervention & advice on next steps following Prime Minister Fanfani's reply to MT] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("EH101") [Anglo-Italian helicopter project; thanks for MT intervention & advice on next steps following Prime Minister Fanfani's reply to MT] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: No.10 letter to Lord Cockfield PS ("Public Expenditure Survery: Defence") [No.10 Policy Unit note for Lord Cockfield's role in Ministerial Group] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: No.10 letter to Lord Cockfield PS ("Public Expenditure Survery: Defence") [No.10 Policy Unit note for Lord Cockfield's role in Ministerial Group] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Cabinet Office note to No.10 (EH101 Anglo-Italian helicopter project) [Italian loan approval] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Cabinet Office note to No.10 (EH101 Anglo-Italian helicopter project) [Italian loan approval] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Tebbit letter to Rees ("EH101 Helicopter Project") [Westland acceptance of launch aid offer for Anglo-Italian project; terms & publicity] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Tebbit letter to Rees ("EH101 Helicopter Project") [Westland acceptance of launch aid offer for Anglo-Italian project; terms & publicity] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Equipment collaboration with France and the FRG") [No.10 request for note on track record/prospects for future co-operation, for MT meeting with Mitterrand] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Equipment collaboration with France and the FRG") [No.10 request for note on track record/prospects for future co-operation, for MT meeting with Mitterrand] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Prime Minister Gonzalez letter to MT ('RAPIER' system: British Aerospace consortium with Spanish industry) [four competing bids from UK, US, West Germany/France and Italy: "we hope to be able to make a final decision soon"] [declassified Jan 2014

Read more about Defence: Prime Minister Gonzalez letter to MT ('RAPIER' system: British Aerospace consortium with Spanish industry) [four competing bids from UK, US, West Germany/France and Italy: "we hope to be able to make a final decision soon"] [declassified Jan 2014

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