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Falklands: MT message to Haig (1540Z) (maritime exclusion zone) ["Argentina is the aggressor ... The right way to prevent naval incidents is therefore for Argentina to remove all her naval vessels from the MEZ"] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/616 f71
Editorial comments:

The note by Whitmore records that the message was approved by MT and passed at 1540 from No.10 to the FCO for despatch, during a meeting of ministers (held at the House of Commons according to her engagement diary). The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands)