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Falklands: MT message to President Mitterrand (1850Z) (French supply of Exocet missiles to Peru; Peru passing Exocets on to Argentina) [if French supply of Exocets became publicly known "this would have a devastating effect on the relationship between our two countries"] [released 2013]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR 3/1/21 f98 (T116/82)
Editorial comments:

1850.

Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 1p
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), European Union (general), Defence (arms control), Defence (Falklands)