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Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Tornado aircraft and the Anglo-Greek Memorandum of Understanding) [Heseltine, Papandreou, Pattie, Zakolikos] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Tornado aircraft and the Anglo-Greek Memorandum of Understanding) [Heseltine, Papandreou, Pattie, Zakolikos] [declassified Jan 2014]

Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 854 to FCO (0200Z) ("Falklands: Security Council") [Britain "won quite handsomely on points"] [declassified Dec 2012]

Read more about Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 854 to FCO (0200Z) ("Falklands: Security Council") [Britain "won quite handsomely on points"] [declassified Dec 2012]

Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister Papandreou (Tornado aircraft) ["Chancellor Kohl and the Government of Italy share with me the view that the purchase of Tornado is of major importance in cementing... defence, political and commerical links"] [declassi

Read more about Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister Papandreou (Tornado aircraft) ["Chancellor Kohl and the Government of Italy share with me the view that the purchase of Tornado is of major importance in cementing... defence, political and commerical links"] [declassi

Defence: Prime Minister Gonzalez letter to MT (British Aerospace and the 'RAPIER' low level air defence system) [reply to MT letter "in connection with... [BA's] offer to form a consortium with Spanish industry... we hope to be able to make a final decisi

Read more about Defence: Prime Minister Gonzalez letter to MT (British Aerospace and the 'RAPIER' low level air defence system) [reply to MT letter "in connection with... [BA's] offer to form a consortium with Spanish industry... we hope to be able to make a final decisi

Defence: Heseltine letter to Prime Minister Papandreou (Hellenic Air Force) [sales pitch for Tornado: "We are in effect offering Greece partnership in a successful European enterprise"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Heseltine letter to Prime Minister Papandreou (Hellenic Air Force) [sales pitch for Tornado: "We are in effect offering Greece partnership in a successful European enterprise"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Paul Channon (sale of Vosper Thornycroft frigates to Pakistan) ["I believe we must now give them the credit support that they require to close the deal"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Paul Channon (sale of Vosper Thornycroft frigates to Pakistan) ["I believe we must now give them the credit support that they require to close the deal"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 467 to FCO (1859Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Genscher giving background to EC decision to continue sanctions only for one week - MT copy] [declassified Dec 2012]

Read more about Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 467 to FCO (1859Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Genscher giving background to EC decision to continue sanctions only for one week - MT copy] [declassified Dec 2012]

Falklands: FCO telegram 56 to UKE Luxembourg (0130Z) ("Falklands: European Community Embargo") [eight decide to extend until 24 May; Ireland and Italy to end sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]

Read more about Falklands: FCO telegram 56 to UKE Luxembourg (0130Z) ("Falklands: European Community Embargo") [eight decide to extend until 24 May; Ireland and Italy to end sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]

Defence: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Italian Parliamentary debate on INF") [deployment of intermediate range nuclear missiles] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Italian Parliamentary debate on INF") [deployment of intermediate range nuclear missiles] [declassified Jan 2014]

Defence: No.10 note to MT (Phone call from Prime Minister Craxi to discuss Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces) [scheduling] [declassified Jan 2014]

Read more about Defence: No.10 note to MT (Phone call from Prime Minister Craxi to discuss Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces) [scheduling] [declassified Jan 2014]

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