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Falklands: FCO telegram 771 to UKE Washington (1030Z) ("Strictly Personal for Ambassador") [asks for assessment of imminent British operation to retake South Georgia] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: FCO7/4564 f17
Editorial comments:

This telegram and Henderson's reply (also in this file) were given the most restricted possible circulation. No copy even found its way onto files at No.10.

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Copied to DEFE13/1484 f228.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands)