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Westland: MT speech draft (“Mark 2”) [draft of speech for 15 Jan debate, as annotated by MT] [released Jan 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 5/1/5/370 f144
Editorial comments: Undated, listed by estimate. The first draft was complete by 13 Jan; MT worked on the speech much of the day 14 Jan, as well as the morning of the 15th. Read other documents selected from this file.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 43pp
Themes: Executive, Executive (appointments), Parliament, Conservatism, Defence (general), Industry, Foreign policy (USA), Leadership, Media