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Falklands: UKE Madrid telegram 175 to FCO (1040Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Spanish abstention on British UNSCR draft, not expecting it to pass; Spanish ties to Argentina, dangers for their hopes of early EC entry] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/614 f18
Editorial comments:

1040Z. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. Read other documents selected from this file. UKE Madrid telegram 177 at 1210Z 5 April corrects an error in paragraph 1, line 16, which should have read "and Cuenca spoke to me on 3 April they said ..." (copy at DEFE24/2413 f102).

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (International organizations), European Union (general), Defence (Falklands), British relations with Spain