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Energy: Howe minute to MT ("UK Continental Shelf: Production Controls") [risk of OPEC retaliation against UK interests; ramifications of Government introducing controls on UK oil prices; political/economic arguments for controls; royalties in cash rather than kind] [released Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1737 f118
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Foreign Secretary’s minutes, Parliament, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), European Union (general), Energy, Industry, Trade