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Defence: Heseltine letter to Parkinson (“Surface to surface guided weapons for the Royal Navy”) [reasons for buying US Harpoon rather than BAe Sea Eagle] [declassified 2013]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/974 f64
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Defence (general), Industry, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Foreign policy (USA), Science & technology, British relations with the US