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Afghanistan: Lord Glenarthur letter to Archie Hamilton (Afghanistan: security arrangements for British Embassy staff following Soviet withdrawal) [MT keen on proposal to deploy small team of soldiers as armed protection; Hamilton rejects idea as unworkable] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/4561 f168
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Executive, Parliament, British relations with France, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia), Defence (general), Security services & intelligence, Public spending & borrowing