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Falklands: Cooper minute for Head of DS5 (1200Z) (Order in Council to requisition shipping) [MT would prefer news to break via Parliament, would like to feel crew of Canberra and their unions would not be a problem; Goan crew also] [declassified Feb 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE13/1507 f325
Editorial comments:

Cooper had met MT for lunch that day. Several notes by Cooper relate to this event. Read all documents on the site selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: MT's meetings as PM, Foreign policy (Asia), Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence, Trade unions