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Falklands: FCO briefing for Pym (meeting Haig on 8 Apr) [speaking note; background papers on international reaction, UN, economic measures and Argentine vulnerability to US pressure] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/615 f18
Editorial comments:

Contarry to normal practice, No.10 does not seem to have commissioned the FCO to provide MT with briefing for the Haig visit, perhaps due to pressure of time or resources. This internal FCO briefing for Pym presumably substituted. A longer (34pp) version was sent to Nott also, on 8 April, which can be read here.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 13pp
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (Falklands), Monetary policy, Trade