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Falklands: FCO record of conversation (0730Z) (Carrington-French FM Cheysson phone call) [Cheysson offers help; Japanese being difficult at UN; Soviets talking with Argentina] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: FCO73/520
Editorial comments:

0730Z = 0830 BST. This document was derived from the Private Office files of Lord Luce, as prepared for submission to the Franks Inquiry, released to the Margaret Thatcher Foundation in 2012. The original documents were released to the public at TNA in 2018. A copy was sent to the Prime Minister, which can be read here.

Copied on FCO7/4544 f161.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Foreign Secretary’s meetings, Judiciary, British relations with France, Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (Falklands), Trade